Tabla de Contenidos: “…Geographical location in the United States -- Foreign competition with U.S. flower crops -- Opportunities and occupations in the floriculture production industry -- Greenhouses -- Financing, locating, and sizing a greenhouse facility -- Control of the greenhouse environment -- The plant -- Light -- Temperature -- Gases -- Soils: properties and makeup -- Artificial soils -- Sterilization (Pasteurization) of growing media -- Essential elements for plant growth -- Fertilizers and methods of application -- Water: plant requirements and methods of application -- Sexual (seed) propagation -- Asexual (vegetative) propagation -- Insects, mites, and other invertebrate greenhouse pests -- Greenhouse diseases -- Regulating plant growth -- Containers and the general handling of container grown crops -- Flowering plants I -- Flowering plants II -- FLowering plants III -- Flowers from bulbous species -- Tropical foliage plants -- Bedding plants -- Major cut flowers: antirrhinum, Dendranthema, dianthus -- Orchids and roses -- Minor cut flower crops -- Harvesting and storage methods -- The role of the wholesaler in the marketing and distribution of floriculture crops -- The retail florist, mass market, and other outlets.…”