Gardening in the upper Midwest

321 Pages·1985·15.656 MB·English

by  Leon C Snyder

Garckning in the Upper /Midwest
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Gardening
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Second Edition
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University of /Minnesota Press/ /Minneapolis
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Copyright © 1978,1985 by the University of Minnesota
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be
reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted,
in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo-
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permission of the publisher.
Published by the University of Minnesota Press
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520
http://www.upress.umn.edu
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
Second edition, Fifth printing 2000
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Snyder, Leon C. (Leon Carleton), 1908-
Gardening in the Upper Midwest.
Includes index.
1. Gardening—Minnesota. 2. Gardening—Middle West.
I. Title.
SB453.2.M6S59 1985 635.9'0977 85-1040
ISBN 0-8166-1428-8
ISBN 0-8166-3838-1 (pb)
The University of Minnesota
is an equal-opportunity
educator and employer.
IV
TI his book is dedicat
to my wife, Vera A. Snyder,
for her encouragement
and for her tolerance
of the many hours spent
in the preparation
of this manuscript.
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Acknowledgments
The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of and thank
Helen Bean, Nancy Roberts, and Mary Hartung, secretaries at the
arboretum, for typing the manuscript; Linda Sanford, naturalist at
the arboretum, for drawing the art work; June Rogier, librarian at
the arboretum, for helping with the index; Louis and Helen Fisher
of Hastings for permitting the photographing of their yard, and
the Visual Aids Department of the Agricultural Extension Service,
the Minnesota State Horticultural Society, and Michael Zins for
providing color photographs.
Contents
Introduction 3
Chapter 1 Classification of Plants 7
Chapter 2 Plant Structure and Growth 12
Chapter 3 How Plants Are Propagated 28
Chapter 4 Soil and Soil Improvement 40
Chapter 5 Plant Pests and Their Control 48
Chapter 6 Pruning and Training 54
Chapter 7 Home Fruit Growing 59
Chapter 8 Growing Vegetables 77
Chapter 9 Home Landscaping 96
Chapter 10 How to Have a Good Lawn 101
Chapter 11 Selection and Care of Deciduous Trees 109
Plant Hardiness Zone Map 112
Chapter 12 Selection and Care of Shrubs 139
Chapter 13 Selection and Care of Evergreens 173
Chapter 14 Selection and Care of Vines 183
Chapter 15 Selection and Care of Ground Covers 188
Chapter 16 Perennial Plants for the Sunny Flower Border 202
Chapter 17 Perennial Plants for Shady Gardens 230
Chapter 18 Garden Roses 248
Chapter 19 Bulbs 257
Chapter 20 Annual Flowers 266
Index 285
Color photograph section follows p. 152
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