About the Book: Ornamental Plants
This is a sincere effort to record the major ornamental plants raised in gardens
and landscapes of today. The main classes of plants are described in the
introductory chapter. The subsequent chapters list the plants in the order of
their habitat. The information includes scientific name, common name and the
family to which the plants belong, a brief description and ornamental features.
A comprehensive account of trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers, creepers and
taxonomic groups that share characteristics such as bulbous plants, cacti,
succulents, bromeliads, ferns and their allies, grasses, bamboos, sedges as well
as ornamental water garden plants are given.
Flowering and foliage trees