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Botany for gardeners - revised edition
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How are plants constructed and how do they grow? What does each part of the plant do? What happens to water after roots draw it from the soil? Do plants breathe? Why do gardeners prune their plants to improve growth? Why do stems and roots grow in opposite directions? How are plant characteristics inherited? What happens inside a seed after it is planted? Do plants measure passing time?
Find answers to these and other questions in this readable survey of plant science, plainly written and explained, as the author says, "from the plant’s point of view". Despite their obvious love of plants, many gardeners have yet to take the logical step of learning more about them through the study of botany, perhaps fearing the subject is too complex and technical. This book provides the perfect introduction. Written in lay language, but without oversimplification, it speaks specifically to gardeners and horticulturists, and has also been warmly received as an introductory botany text for students. The entire breadth of botanical science is surveyed: the structure, function and evolution of plants; how plants are constructed from cells and how they grow; responses to environments and adaptations; the process of photosynthesis; plant reproduction and genetics.
Brian Capon was born in Cheshire and was educated in Britain, Canada and the USA. From 1961 until his retirement he was Professor of Botany at California State University, Los Angeles. His enthusiasm both for gardening and for photography are well displayed in this book, as is his genuine enthusiasm for the wonders of the plant kingdom.