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Learn principles and techniques of plant propagation by seed and cuttings. Explore basic sexual and asexual propagation, focusing on fruit development, seedling production, root initiation, stem and leaf cuttings, and layering.

Required Text:
Hartmann & Kester's Plant Propagation: Principles and Practices (What's New in Trades & Technology) 9th Edition by by Hudson Hartmann, Dale Kester, Fred Davies, Robert Geneve, Sandra Wilson

Prerequisite(s):
Introduction to Plant Science

Schedule:	Every week on Monday, starting on 09/16/19 and ending on 11/18/19 (excluding 09/30/19, 10/14/19, 11/04/19)
Times:	05:15pm - 08:15pm

Instructor: Michael Ruggiero Title: Michael Ruggiero came to the garden in the summer of 1961 and is the former Senior Curator of Horticulture. During his time at the Garden he was responsible for the Orchid Collection, Propagation Greenhouses, Annual Displays, Plant Records, The Native Plant Garden and The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden. Along with Lynden Miller, he oversaw the preparation and Planting of the Perennial Garden: The Herb Garden with Penelope Hobhouse, the Home Gardening Center, Children's Adventure Garden and the Planning, building and planting of the Paeonia, Daylily, and Liaison Daffodil Collections. After retiring, he was Horticulturist at Matterhorn Nursery where he Built the David Austin Rose Garden and for five years designed the Macy's Flower Show. He has written articles on many diverse gardening subjects for gardening publications and has appeared on The Victory Garden, Rebecca's Garden, and with Martha Stewart. He has authored Annuals with Style, Perennial Gardening, and Reliable Roses and Spotters Guide to Wildflowers of North America.

Instructor: Marc Hachadourian Title: Director of Glasshouse Horticulture and Senior Curator of Orchids Marc Hachadourian is Director of the Nolen Greenhouses for LivingCollections at the Garden and holds a BS in Plant Science from CornellUniversity. With over 15 of commercial and specialized horticultural experience, he supervises the care of the botanical collections, including an extensive orchid collection and exhibition plants in the NolenGreenhouses.

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