Hort 203 Floral Design
Horticulture 203 is the principles of floral design illustrated
with the uses of floral material; floral design elements and techniques
including color, form, line and texture; history and utilization of floral
art in society.*

Hort 206 Woody Ornamental Plants
Horticulture 206 is a class about better known woody ornamental trees
and shrubs; indentification, morphology, classification, nomenclature and
adaptability for use in landscape environments.*

Hort 308 Landscape Plant Materials
Horticulture 308 is identification and use of indigenous and introduced
landscape plants; plants for special uses in urban environments; emphasis on
plants' ornamental attributes. cultural requirements, and adaptablility in urban
and suburban environments.*

Horticulture 315 Component Analysis of Horticultural Systems
horticulture 315 is the examination of the components of modern horticultural systems,
from the effects of plant genetics to the application of computer technology, and their
impact on crop production and utilization; introduction to all horticultural production/
utilization courses discussing elements and techniques common to all without regard
to commodity.*

Hort 319 Temperate Fruit and Nut Production
Horticulture 319 emphasizes rootstcoks, cultivars, identification, site selection,
pollination, pruning, fruit thinning, dormancy, orchard culture management, irrigation,
pest control, harvesting and post harvest physiology of temperate fruit and nut species.*

Hort 335 Sociohorticulture
Horticulture 335 teaches horticulture as a therapeutic mediumfor special populations; use
of horticulture in urban development and community garden programs.*

Hort 431 Nursery Production and Management
Horticulture 431 is container, field and protected vulture productin of ornamental
nursery plants; retail and wholesale nursery-site selection and development, financing,
niche-marketing personnel and labor management; wholesale nursery production cylcles and
systems, storage and shipping.*

Hort 484 Horticulture Internship Program
Horticulture 484 is an on-the-job experience programin teh student's area of
horticultural specialization.*

Hort 489 Internet Technology For Horticulture
Internet Technology for Horticulture teaches students about the importance of computer
systems and technology in the horticulture industry. Emphasis is placed on the use of the
Web and analyzing and creating web pages.

Hort 489 Landscape Graphics
Landscape Graphics is a class that teaches students the basics of drawing plants and landscape
plans. Special focus is on the graphics of the drawings with not as much regard for the
design layout.

*These course descriptions have been taken from Texas A&M University's 125th Edition Undergraduate catalog.

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