عنوان

Conifer manual.

(Number (ISBN

9401137048

(Number (ISBN

9789401137041

Number

b595273

Title Proper

Conifer manual.

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Humphrey J Welch

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[Place of publication not identified]

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2013

Text of Note

1. General Introduction.- The word 'conifer'.- The origin of conifers.- The morphology of conifers.- The roots.- The trunk.- The branches.- The buds.- The leaves.- Flowers and cones.- 2. The Uses and Value of Conifers.- Conifers in nature.- Using conifers.- A solitary specimen.- Hedges and shelter belts: woodland.- Dwarf conifers.- Alpine forms.- Seedling mutations.- Juvenile fixations.- Bud mutations.- Witches' brooms.- Cultivariants.- Using dwarf conifers.- 3. Choice of Species and Varieties.- Climatic zones and hardiness ratings.- Cultivation.- Soil preparation.- Purchase of plants.- The planting season.- Planting.- Aftercare.- Watering.- Pruning.- 5. Classification and Nomenclature.- Botanical classification.- Historical review.- Nomenclature of cultivated plants.- The codes of nomenclature.- Latin-form cultivar names.- Authorities.- Types and protologues.- The World Conifer Data Pool.- Conifer names registration.- Conifer Data Sheet.- 6. Identification.- Keys.- Guides to identification of species.- Method of using the guides.- The twelve main groups.- 'Go-to' listing for main group one.- 'Go-to' listing for main group two.- 'Go-to' listing for main group three.- 'Go-to' listing for main group four.- 'Go-to' listing for main group five.- 'Go-to' listing for main group six.- 'Go-to' listing for main group seven.- 'Go-to' listing for main group eight.- 'Go-to' listing for main group nine.- 'Go-to' listing for main group ten.- 'Go-to' listing for main group eleven.- 'Go-to' listing for main group twelve.- Varieties Currently Available.- Citation of 'authorities'.- Citation of Latin-form cultivar names.- Abies.- Acmopyle.- Actinostrobus.- Agathis.- Amentotaxus.- Araucaria.- Athrotaxis.- Austrocedrus.- Austrotaxus.- Callitris.- Calocedrus.- Cathaya.- Cedrus.- Cephalotaxus.- Chamaecyparis.- Cryptomeria.- Cunninghamia.- x Cupressocyparis.- Cupressus.- Dacrycarpus.- Dacrydium.- Decussocarpus.- Diselma.- Ephedra.- Fitzroya.- Fokienia.- Ginkgo.- Glyptostrobus.- Halocarpus.- Juniperus.- Keteleeria.- Larix.- Libocedrus.- Metasequoia.- Microbiota.- Microcachrys.- Microstrobus.- Papuacedrus.- Phyllocladus.- Index to Volume One.

Class number

Book number

Humphrey J Welch

Humphrey J Welch

Electronic name

[Book]

Y