A syllabus on shrub growing in a beach area

84 Pages·02.556 MB·English

by  Eckert, Fred L

A SYLLABUS ON SHRUB GROWING IN A BEACH AREA
A P ro je c t
P resented to
tiie F acu lty o f the School of E ducation
The U n iv e rsity of Southern C a lifo rn ia
In P a rtia l F u lfillm e n t
of the R equirem ents fo r th e Degree
M aster of Science in E ducation
by
Fred L. E ckert J r .
August 1950
UMI Number: EP46282
All rights reserved
INFORMATION TO ALL USERS
The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted.
In the unlikely event that the author did not send a complete manuscript
and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed,
a note will indicate the deletion.
Dissertation PufclisNing
UMI EP46282
Published by ProQuest LLC (2014). Copyright in the Dissertation held by the Author.
Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC.
All rights reserved. This work is protected against
unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code
ProQuest LLC.
789 East Eisenhower Parkway
P.O. Box 1346
Ann Arbor, Ml 48106-1346
i-J '57 &. I «? fV«y\
This project report, written under the direction
of the candidate’s adviser and approved by him,
has been presented to and accepted by the Faculty
of the School of Education in partial fulfillment of
the requirements for the degree of Master of
Science in Education.
Date ......
Adviser
(£L~R'Z£4/’
Dean
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
PART I . PLANNING
HOW TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK
1 . DESIGN: HOW TO LANDSCAPE SHRUBS........................ 2
1 . OVERALL PLAN; How to la y o at th e general
p a tte rn fo r your yard ......................... 2
2. LIKES AND DISLIKES; How to make a garden
th a t you w ant a f te r the b asic plan is
d r a w n ......................... 3
3. SECLUSION; How to p la n t to o b tain the
privacy th a t is necessary fo r good lan d ­
scaping 5
4 . GENERAL LINES; How to com plete the design
o f th e garden . . . . . . . . . 5
5. SELECTION: How to choose th e shrub fo r your
sp e c ific purpose .............................................. 6
2. THE GOOD EARTH: HOW TO PREPARE THE SOIL . . . . 13
1 . NEEDS: How to te s t s o i l .............................................. 13
2. FERTILIZER: How to supply th e s o il w ith the
m inerals and humus i t n eeds............................. 14
3. PH FACTOR: How to o b tain the rig h t degree
of a c id ity o r a lk a lin ity fo r any p la n t . . . 16
i i i
CHAPTER PAGE
4* COMPOSTING: How to improve th e co n d itio n
of your s o il by th e use of v eg etativ e re ­
fu se , and how to make i t u s a b l e .............................. 16
PART I I . SHRUB HUSBANDRY
HOW TO CARE FOR SHRUBS
3. PROPAGATION: HOW TO START NEW PLANTS............................ 22
1. PIECES: How to make and s ta r t c u ttin g s. . . 22
2. HYBRIDS: How to crossbreed s h r u b s ....................... 25
3. EMBRYOS: How to s ta r t shrubs from seeds . . 26
4. SPLICES: How to g ra ft sh ru b s...................................... 27
5* BITS: How to bud s h r u b s .................................... 30
6 . BURIAL: How to la y e r shrubs . ............................ 32
4. TRANSPLANTING: HOW TO MOVE A SHRUB FROM ONE
LOCATION TO ANOTHER. . .................................... 36
1. DEPTH: How to s e t a p la n t to th e rig h t
d istan ce in to the ground . . . . . . . . . . 36
2. DISTANCE: How to se t shrubs w ith the rig h t
spacing betw een p l a n t s ................................................... 37
3* PREPARATION OF TEH HOLE: How to ready the
s o il in the h o le fo r tran sp la n te d shrubs . . 37
4 . PLANTING: How to se t the shrub in the
hole . . . . . . . ..................... . . . . . . . . 37
CHAPTER PAGE
5. TIME: How to tra n sp la n t a shrub a t th e rig h t
p erio d o f the y e a r..........................................................................33
6. IRRIGATION: How to w ater a shrub when tra n s ­
p la n tin g 33
7* POTS: How to tra n sp la n t shrubs from one con­
ta in e r to a n o th e r ........................................................ 39
5. WATER: HOW TO IRRIGATE SHRUBS.....................................................44
1. TIME: How to ir rig a te a t the rig h t tim e and
in th e rig h t am ount. . .....................................................44
2. METHODS: How to w a ter.................................................45
6. PESTS AND DISEASES: HOW TO SATE YOUR SHRUBS FROM
THEIR ENEMIES..............................................................................................50
1. BUGICIDE: How to k i l l in s e c ts ...........................................50
2. PLANT MEDICINE: How to p rev en t and cure
p la n t d ise a se s........................................................ 53
3* GOPHERS: How to tra p o r poison th is ro dent . 54
4* SOIL INSECTS: How to combat some common v il-
lia n s in the s o il ..................................55
7. PRUNING: HOW TO SHAPE AND TRIM SHHJBS PROPERLY . 57
1. TIME: How to prune shrubs when they w ill
b e n e fit m ost from i t ....................................................................57
V
CHAPTER PAGE
2. METHODS: How to perform the a c tu a l job of
p runing ........................................................................................ 53
3. SHRUBS IE THE PATIO: HOW TO CULTIVATE SHHJBS
IN THE OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM............................................... 65
1. ARRANGEMENTS: How to g et th e proper shrub
a t the b est tim e and a t the m ost advan­
tageous place* .............................................• 65
2. CARE: How to groom shrubs in a p a tio
c o rre c tly ........................................................ 67
BIBLIOGRAPHY.................................................................................................. 70
v i
LIST 03* FIGURES
FIGURE PAGE
1. G eneral Layout . ....................................... 4
2. Two Types of G u t t in g s ............................................................. 24
3. G rafts . . . . . . . . ............................................................. 29
4. B u d d in g ........................................................ . 31
5. L a y e rin g ................................................................................................. 33
6 . Removing from a P o t ........................ 40
7. Angle of C u t....................................................................................... 60
S. Trimming a Hedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
v ii
PREFACE TO TEACHERS
Many questio n s are asked about the to p ic s covered in
th is sy llab u s, and they alw ays end w ith the phrase, "in the
beach a re a".
This sy llab u s was w ritte n to answ er those questions
in a p ra c tic a l fash io n .
The im portant fa c ts in shrub growing have been covered,
and the m a te ria ls presen ted so th a t an ev alu atio n of m oti­
vated p ra c tic e of techniques is p o ssib le . I t is believ ed
th a t th is is a b asic concept of the process of le a rn in g .
This sy llab u s was intended fo r the teaching of the
p ra c tic a l asp ects o f planning fo r and growing o f shrubs in
the beach a re a .
Thanks are due to the stu d en ts and a d u lts who w rote
•the questio n s fo r the problem an aly sis in th e sy llab u s.
v iii
PREFACE TO SOTD1HTS
When you take a course in high, school, you have o ften
said th a t you want som ething p ra c tic a l, som ething th a t you
can u se . W ell, th is sy llab u s on shrub growing in th e beach
a re a , is in d ire c t answ er to th is . Many questio n s on the
su b je c t were w ritte n by stu d en ts to form the framework
upon which th is course is based.
You w ill le a rn the th in g s th a t you want to le a rn by
p ra c tic in g them and then your fin a l product w ill be checked
to determ ine w hether o r n o t you have done the job rig h t.
I t is hoped th a t you w ill enjoy lea rn in g by th is m eth­
od. Suggestions as to the improvement of the course w ill
be very accep tab le. Do your b e st!