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Olericulture is the branch of horticulture concerned with the cultivation vegetables of vegetables of all kinds, for salads or cooking. Ornamental horticulture is concerned with the cultivation vegetables of plants for their aesthetic or decorative value and includes annual and perennial plants, shrubs, vines and trees.

Floriculture is that branch of horticulture concerned with the cultivation vegetables of flowers, including the breeding of new varieties. Horticulture, derived from Latin hortiif (garden) and culture! (cultivation vegetables) is that division of agriculture which relates to fruit, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants.

6 Tropical vegetables that now have a wide distribution are the aubergine [A] and the tomato [B]; they are fruits developed from flowers. Vegetables lend themselves to small-scale cultivation vegetables in most parts of the world, by amateurs as well as professional cultivators;much of their production is still on small intensive holdings, largely run by family labour.