Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 159, Fig. 6-19.
Side or veneer graft: A) white spruce (Picea glauca) stock prepared; B) blue spruce (Picea pungens) scion prepared; C) scion fit on stock and wrapped; D) shoot portion of stock to be cut off after scion graft is growing.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 161, Fig. 6-20.
Side or veneer graft: A) white spruce (Picea glauca) stock prepared; B) blue spruce (Picea pungens) scion prepared; C) scion fit on stock and wrapped; D) shoot portion of stock to be cut off after scion graft is growing.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 162, Fig. 6-21.
The T-bud graft using willow (Salix): A) the bark of the stock is cut through in a T shape; B) the cut bark of the stock is separated from the shoot to expose the living cambial tissue; C) the T-bud, a portion of stem tissue with a leaf scar and axillary bud above it, is inserted into the T-cut of the stock; D) after insertion, the T-bud scion is wrapped to close the T-cut on the stock.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 163, Fig. 6-22.
Making a compost pile. A) An area is enclosed, and layer by layer of compost is built up. B) An unenclosed compost pile with sloping sides and a concave depression at the top to trap water. C) A rounded compost pile, covered with plastic to retain heat generated by microorganisms. D) To provide aeration to microorganisms, the compost pile is periodically turned over.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 212, Fig. 7-18.
Seed dispersal mechanisms. Forcibly ejected seeds: A) witch hazel (Hamamelis). Wind-dispersed fruits and seeds: B) fibrous seeds of Catalpa; C) parachute fruit of prairie goat’s-beard (Tragopogon) similar to that of dandelion; E) “key” fruits and maple (Acer); and G) twisted, membraneous fruit of tree of heaven (Ailanthus). Animal-dispersed fruits: D) prickly, fur-entangling fruit of cocklebur (Xanthium) and F) stick-tight fruit of tick trefoil (Desmodium).
Basic seed and seedling structure. These economically important plants are: orchid (Vanda tricolor), pine (Pinus), corn (Zea mays), and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).
Cuttings of Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata). The effect of auxin hormone treatment of a cutting to increase the number of roots is shown by A) cutting without hormone treatment, B) initial cutting, C) cutting with hormone treatment.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 152, Fig. 6-13.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 152, Fig. 6-14.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 153, Fig. 6-15.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 154, Fig. 6-16.
Kaufman, Peter B., Lawrence Mellichamp, Janice Glimn-Lacy and Donald LaCroix, Practical botany. Reston, VA, Reston Publishing, 1983. P. 156, Fig. 6-17.
Stages in development of flower primordia in the shoot apex. Diagrams represent median longi-sections through a shoot tip showing transition from vegetative to reproductive phases of a single flower.
