Horticulture is the growing of flowers, fruits and vegetables, and of plants for ornament and fancy.
Incident to the growing of the plants are all the questions of plant-breeding, variation of plants under domestication, and the bearings and applications of many biological and physical sciences. From this quote, it can be seen that horticulture has changed little in meaning since 1904. Technology has transformed horticulture into a very real science. Its objectives are to increase the numbers of a plant and to preserve its essential characteristics. Propagation may be achieved sexually by using seeds or asexually by utilizing techniques such as cutting, layering, grafting and tissue culture.