Bonsai : The Art of Growing Minature Trees/S.C. Dey. Jodhpur, Agrobios, 2001, 121 p., $25. ISBN 81-7754-0874.

Contents: Introduction. 1. Why Bonsai. 2. Aesthetic aspects. 3. Details of Bonsai parts. 4. Indoor Bonsai. 5. Ideal environments for Bonsai. 6. Selection of species. 7. Planting materials. 8. Bonsai nursery. 9. Containers for Bonsai. 10. Potting compost. 11. Potting. 12. Step-by-step development. 13. Root pruning shifting or repotting. 14. Fixing large Bonsai to a shallow pot. 15. Methods of Dwarfing. 16. Watering weeding and feeding. 17. Different styles. 18. Training of Bonsai. 19. Tools implements and accessories. 20. Flowering and fruit bearing Bonsai. 21. Bonsai of attractive foliage. 22. Displaying. 23. Peat and disease control. 24. Conservatory for Bonsai. 25. Glossary. 26. Bonsai nursery. 27. Bonsai societies. 28. Reading materials. Index (species and cultivars). Index (general).

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