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

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

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eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Latin for gardeners

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

783150243

Responsibility statement

Lorraine Harrison

Sub title

over 3,000 plant names explained and explored

Table Of Contents

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

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