Gardening in the lowlands of Malaya



Digitised Book 216.73.216.107 (0)

1953

Gardening in the lowlands of Malaya

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This book is an attempt to deal briefly with all aspects of gardening in the lowlands of Malaya. The descriptions are brief, and deal mainly with those facts which concern the uses of the plants in the garden. In a large number of cases, the descriptions are supplemented by small line drawings, to enable the reader to recognize the plants when he sees them. As regards botanical names, the genus is given in all cases, but not all species are mentioned.

Subjects

Gardening--Malaysia--Malaya Gardening--Singapore

Categories

Plants

Additional Details

Title
Gardening in the lowlands of Malaya
Creators
  • Holttum, R. E. (Richard Eric), 1895-1990
Subject
  • Gardening--Malaysia--Malaya
  • Gardening--Singapore
Publisher
  • Straits Times Press, 1953
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1953
Contributors
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Provenance
Table of Contents
  • the Malayan climate -- History of gardening in Malaya -- The names of garden plants -- Garden planning in Malaya -- Soils, cultivation and manuring -- Cultivation -- Composting -- Manures -- Propagation and pruning -- Vegetative propagation -- Pruning -- Herbaceous plants and dwarf shrubs -- Plants in pots -- Crazy paving -- Notes on the most useful plants -- Ornamental shrubs and climbers -- Scandent shrubs -- Woody climbers -- Slender climbers -- Hedges -- Low trimmed hedges -- Informal hedges -- Trees and palms in the garden -- Siting of trees -- Planting and care of young trees -- Trees for screening -- Trees for overhead shade -- Flowering trees -- Trees for formal planting -- Planting and siting of palms -- Kinds of palms -- Lawns -- Foliage pot plants -- Ferns -- Palms -- Aroids -- Begonias -- Dracaenas -- Other foliage plants -- Orchids -- Terrestrial orchids -- Climbing orchids -- Epiphytic orchids -- Rock gardens and water gardens -- Rock gardens -- Shade rockeries -- Water gardens -- Vegetables -- Starchy tubers -- Beans -- Bushy vegetables -- Gourds -- Root vegetables -- Leaf vegetables -- Fruit and fruit trees -- Pests and diseases -- Insecticides -- Kinds of pests -- Diseases caused by fungi and bacteria.
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Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.