Breeding New Plants and Flowers

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Breeding New Plants and Flowers encourages gardeners of all abilities to experiment with cross-breeding from good quality parent plants. This accessible book brings the skills of hybridizing within the scope of every gardener, allowing the reader to produce new plants for the garden and placing the possibility of creating a prize-winning plant within reach of all.Topics covered

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. 5)
• Flowers (p. 16)
• African Violets (p. 16)
• Aquilegias (p. 20)
• Begonias (p. 24)
• Chrysanthemums (p. 27)
• Clematis (p. 31)
• Daffodils and Tulips (p. 35)
• Dahlias (p. 39)
• Delphiniums (p. 43)
• Fuchsias (p. 49)
• Gladioli (p. 54)
• Heathers (p. 58)
• Irises (p. 63)
• Lilies (p. 67)
• Lupins (p. 73)
• Pansies and Violas (p. 77)
• Pelargoniums (Geraniums) (p. 82)
• Phlox (p. 86)
• Pinks and Carnations (p. 89)
• Primulas (p. 95)
• Roses (p. 100)
• Sweet Peas (p. 105)
• Fruit and Vegetables (p. 111)
• Potatoes (p. 111)
• Tomatoes (p. 115)
• Strawberries (p. 120)
• Soft Fruits (p. 125)
• Heathland Berries (p. 130)
• Red-, Black- and Whitecurrants, and Gooseberries (p. 131)
• Hard Fruits (p. 134)
• Vegetables (p. 138)
• Shrubs (p. 140)
• Index (p. 142)