CPH study guide. Flashcards
Naked seeds.
Gymnosperms.
Loss of water through leaves.
Transpiration.
Water and minerals from roots throughout the plant.
Xylem.
Enclosed seeds.
Angiosperms.
Stems that die to the ground.
Herbaceous.
Plants that live two seasons.
Biennals.
Cool season annual.
Pansy.
Only living part of a stem.
Cambium.
Measure of minerals.
E.C
Keeping plants from stretching.
Cool breezing (DIF).
The method of naming plants.
Binomial System.
Botanial names are two words: Genus and …
Species.
To grow more than one:
Propagate .
Plant ready to sell.
Finished.
Diameter of a tree.
Caliper.
Covering roots and root balls with mulch.
Healing in.
For every 1 inch of caliper, how much root ball should be dug?
12 inches.
The mulch around a tree should look like a:
Doughnut.
Selective removal of branches:
Clipping.
New wood that covers wound.
Callus tissue.
Attaches leaf to stem.
Petiole.
Leaf that edge is smooth with no incisions.
Entire.
Trees that lose their leaves every fall.
Deciduous.
Poinsettia major pest.
White flies.
Early morning is best time to cut plant material because the plant is:
Turgid.
Venation in these plants is parallel:
Monocots.
Breaking plant apart to create new plants:
Division.
All parts of environment that form a whole:
Ecosystem.
Single Crop farming:
Monoculture.
Removing carbon from air and putting in soil:
Carbon sequestering.
Plant used to prevent people from straying into area:
Pyracantha.
For new turf grass you ideally have how many inches of topsoil:
4-6 Inches.
The best time to plant your lawn in Maryland:
August 30th.
Leaving the clippings on your yard:
Grass cycling.
Most common mistake in cutting grass:
Cutting grass too low.
In Maryland, phosphorous should not be applied in:
December.
Most interior plants grow best at the temps:
65-70.
It usually takes plants … to adjust to changed light conditions.
2-3 Months.
