The Theory of Horticulture
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The Theory of Horticulture is a foundational 19th-century gardening and plant science treatise that systematically explains horticultural practices through botanical and physiological principles.
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| The Theory of Horticulture canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
book
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horticulture treatise ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain horticultural operations by botanical principles
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to systematize gardening practices ⓘ |
| approach |
physiological explanation of horticultural practice
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scientific ⓘ |
| author | John Lindley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory | classic horticultural text ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
effects of light on plant growth
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effects of temperature on plant growth ⓘ practical methods of plant propagation ⓘ water relations in plants ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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horticulture ⓘ plant physiology ⓘ |
| genre |
agricultural literature
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on greenhouse and forcing structures
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chapters on heat and light in plant growth ⓘ chapters on propagation by seeds and cuttings ⓘ chapters on pruning and training ⓘ chapters on soil and manures ⓘ |
| hasReprint | modern facsimile editions ⓘ |
| influenced |
Victorian gardening practices
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scientific horticulture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
advances in 19th-century plant physiology
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contemporary botanical research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early systematic theory of horticulture
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linking practical gardening to plant physiology ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1840 ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
gardening
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greenhouse management ⓘ plant cultivation ⓘ plant nutrition ⓘ plant physiology applied to horticulture ⓘ plant propagation ⓘ pruning ⓘ soil management ⓘ training of plants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
horticultural education
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professional gardening training ⓘ |
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