The book is a classic covering flowers used in decoration of houses,
offices, restaurants, hospitals and private places of rest and
relaxation. For nature lovers, it is a paradise of colours, forms and
shapes. Fragrant flowers, flowers for bouquet making, flowers for
essences and bonsai are narrated to the enchantment of students and
scholars as well. There are 21 s dealing with general topics in flower
trade, standards, markets and global demand and supply. The specific s
deal elaborately anthuriums, carnations, china aster, chrysanthemums,
gerbera, gladiolus, helicorneas, jasmine, marigold, orchids, roses and
tube roses. An exhaustive on new cut flowers narrates recent
introductions .The Japanese Bonsai is dealt in exquisite style. Research
and development in this sector are separately dealt with. Future
prospects, trends and globalised flower marketing are written for use of
floriculturists. Modern technology of protected growing of flowers is
informative. All the flowers indicated in the book are presented in
colour photograph forms as well.