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Latin for gardeners : over 3,000 plant names explained and explored

Harrison, Lorraine (author.).

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ISBN: 9780226009223 (e-book)
ISBN: 022600922X (e-book)
ISBN: 9780226009223 (e-book)
ISBN: 022600919X (cloth : alkaline paper)
ISBN: 9780226009193 (cloth : alkaline paper)
Physical Description: 224 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Copyright: ©2012

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

How to use this book -- The history of botanical Latin -- Botanical Latin for beginners -- Latin plant names -- A: from abbreviatus to azureus -- B: from babylonica to byzantinus -- C: from cacaliifolia to cytisoides -- D: from dactylifera to dyerianum -- E: from ebenus to eyriesii -- F: from facetus to futilis -- G: from gaditanus to gymnocarpus -- H: from haastii to hystrix -- I: from ibericus to ixocarpus -- J: from jacobaeus to juniperinus -- K: from kalmiiflorus to kurdicus -- L: from labiatus to lysimachioides -- M: from macedonicus to myrtifolius -- N: from nanellus to nymphoides -- O: from obconicus to oxyphyllus -- P: from pachycarpa to pyriformis -- Q: from quadrangularis to quinquevulnerum -- R: from racemiflorus to rutilans -- S: from sabatius to szechuanica -- T: from tabularis to typhina -- U: from ulicina to uvaria -- V: from vacciniifolia to vulgata -- W: from wagneri to wulfenii -- X: from xanthina to xantholeuca -- Y: from yakushimanum to yunnanense -- Z: from zabeliana to zumi -- Plant profiles. Acanthus ; Achillea; Alyssum ; Digitalis ; Eryngium ; Eucalyptus ; Foeniculum ; Geranium ; Helianthus ; Jasminum ; Lycopersicon ; Parthenocissus ; Passiflora ; Plumbago ; Pulmonaria ; Quercus ; Sempervivum ; Streptocarpus ; Tropaeolum ; Vaccinium -- Plant hunters. Alexander von Humboldt ; Sir Joseph Banks ; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ; Francis Masson and Carl Per Thunberg ; John Bartram ; David Douglas ; Carl Linnaeus ; Jane Colden and Lilian Suzette Gibbs ; Joseph Hooker ; André Michaux -- Plant themes -- Where plants come from -- The shape of plants -- The color of plants -- The qualities of plants -- The fragrance and taste of plants -- Numbers and plants -- Animals and plants.