Hort 231 Assigned Textbook Readings, Fall 2007

Below are proposed textbook readings. Readings may change and will be updated as needed.  You are responsible for reading what is listed below even if it is not mentioned in class.  Additional non-textbook readings will be assigned in class.
 
For All Semester
For Exam 1
For Exam 2
For Final Exam
Optional Readings
 
Regular Weekly Reading Assignments for all Semester!

1. Dirr, Michael A. 1998. Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Stipes Publishing Co., Champaign, IL
  • Descriptions of ID features for EVERY PLANT on the plant list each week (if in the book).
  • All information for both FEATURED PLANTS on the plant list each week. Pay particular attention to Culture, Insects and Diseases, Landscape Value, and Additional Notes.
2. Brenzel, Kathleen (Ed.). 2007. Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset Publishing Co., Menlo Park, CA
  • All information for both FEATURED PLANTS on the plant list each week. 
 
Additional Required Textbook Reading Assignments (by date assigned)

For Exam 1:
August 21
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Postcards, pages 9-27.
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Preface to the Fifth Edition and Introduction to the Use of the Manual, pages vii-xiii.
August 23
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Demystifying Scientific Plant Names, pages 754-755.
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Classification and Nomenclature of Plants, pages xxxi-xxxviii.
August 28
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Pages 64, 161, and 678 (These are introductions to selected sections of the book to let you understand what information it contains and what will be presented in further readings in the book).
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Plant Morphology, Leaf Morphology, and Stem and Bud Morphology, pages xiv-xxi.
August 30 
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. 
    • Annuals, pages 70-71 and 678
    • Vines, pages 92-93 and 740.
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Viburnum, pages 1055-1056.
September 4
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Basic flower forms, bottom of page 759.
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Floral Morphology and Fruit Morphology, pages xxii-xxvii.
September 6
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Plants that attract birds, pages 118-122.
September 11
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. The West's Climate Zones, pages 28-29 and 32-40.
September 13
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Shrubs, pages 85-89 and 726.
September 18
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Plant Anatomy and Nutrition, pages 711-712.
September 25
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. Read about the genus Rosa, pages 905-918.

For Exam 2:
October 9
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. The Use of Keys for Identifying Woody Plants, pages xxix-xxx.
October 11
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Fall Color, pages 76-78.
October 16
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Trees, pages 79-84 and 735-737.
October 23
  • Sunset Western Garden Book.
    • Diseases, pages 686-689.
    • Pests and Pest Management, pages 704-710.
November 6
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Ground Covers, pages 94-97 and 691.

For Final Exam:
November 27
  • Manual of Woody Landscape Plants. REVIEW: Classification and Nomenclature of Plants, pages xxxi-xxxviii.
December 4
  • Sunset Western Garden Book. Container Gardening, pages 681-685.
PLUS: ALL of the ABOVE!

Virginia Lohr , Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
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