floriculture
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of floriculture
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Floriculture is amongst the most innocent and humanising of all pleasures, and everything which tends to diffuse such pursuits amongst those who have too few amusements, is a point gained for happiness and for virtue.
From The Lost Dahlia by Mitford, Mary Russell
Floriculture has to contend with many fungoid enemies, which sometimes commit great ravages amongst the choicest flowers.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
Floriculture is an employment appropriate to all classes, ages, and conditions.
From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.
We have Agricultural colleges; we study Horticulture, and Floriculture, and Apiculture and Arboriculture.
From The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910) by Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Europe, and the interesting and valuable books on Floriculture that are issued from time to time.
From Work for Women by Manson, George J.
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