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Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of some Cultivated Plants A Handbook on Botanical Names of some Cultivated Plants
Author: William T. Stearn

In this book Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener, the result of years of scholarship and original research by the distinguished author. Also listed are 300...  more »0 of the most widely accepted vernacular names, cross-indexed to their correct scientific names, an invaluable reference for gardeners, writers, and historians. Plant classification and binomial nomenclature are explained, and there are notes on the structure and pronunciation of botanical Latin. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener.  « less

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ISBN-13: 9780881925562
ISBN-10: 088192556X
Publication Date: 11/1/2002
Pages: 373
Edition: 2nd
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Publisher: Timber Press
Book Type: Paperback
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