Description: Latin for Gardeners : Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored, Hardcover by Harrison, Lorraine, ISBN 022600919X, ISBN-13 9780226009193, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
Since Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. And while mastery of the classical language may not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field. Without it, they might buy a Hellebores foetidus and be unprepared for its fetid smell, or a Potentilla reptans with the expectation that it will stand straight as a sentinel rather than creep along the ground.
An essential addition to the gardener’s library, this colorful, fully illustrated book details the history of naming plants, provides an overview of Latin naming conventions, and offers guidelines for pronunciation. Readers will learn to identify Latin terms that indicate the provenance of a given plant and provide clues to its color, shape, fragrance, taste, behavior, functions, and more.
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Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Latin for Gardeners : over 3000 Plant Names Explained and Explored
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2012
Subject: Life Sciences / Botany, Plants / General, Référence, Latin
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 26.1 Oz
Type: Language Course
Subject Area: Foreign Language Study, Nature, Science, Gardening
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Lorraine Harrison
Item Width: 7 in
Format: Hardcover
