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Q1

 

When should you sow the seed of half hardy annuals in the garden?

 

In March and April
 

June and July
 

Not until the last frost has passed
 

Q2

 

How long will a perennial last?

 

A few months
 

Two years
 

Several years
 

Q3

 

Which of the following type of plants DOES NOT have a trunk?
There are two correct answers .

 

Hardy perennial
 

Deciduous shrub
 

Evergreen tree
 

Q4

 

Which of the following statements are TRUE?
There are two correct answers .

 

Deciduous trees grow a new set of leaves every year
 

Evergreen trees never lose leaves
 

Some deciduous plants keep their leaves in a mild winter
 

Q5

 

What type of bulb is a tulip?

 

Corm
 

True bulb
 

Rhizome
 

Q6

 

What does the Latin word annus mean?

 

Year
 

Month
 

Week
 

Q7

 

Which parts of a climbing plant's anatomy can be adapted to provide a hold on support... There are two correct answers .

 

Stems
 

Leaves
 

Flowers
 

Q8

 

The binomial system for naming garden plants uses, at is most straightforward, which two names?

 

Genus and variety
 

Genus and species
 

Genus and family
 

Q9

 

If a plant has a third name in roman (rather than italics) type, surrounded by quotation marks, such as Thuja plicata 'Zebrina' is it a...?

 

A variety
 

A form
 

A cultivar
 

Q10

 

If, while walking in Turkey, I discovered a plant of Tulipa turkestanica with blue flowers rather than its usual white ones, it would be a new...

 

Form
 

Variety
 

Subspecies
 





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