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				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

				How long will a perennial last?
				A few months
				Two years
				Several years

				Which of the following type of plants DOES NOT have a trunk? There are two correct answers.
				Hardy perennial
				Deciduous shrub
				Evergreen tree

				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

				What type of bulb is a tulip?
				Corm
				True bulb
				Rhizome

				What does the Latin word annus mean?
				Year
				Month
				Week

				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

				The binomial system for naming garden plants uses, at is most straightforward, which two names?
				Genus and variety
				Genus and species
				Genus and family

				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

				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