A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names : Their Meanings and Origins

A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names : Their Meanings and Origins

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Book Description
First compact dictionary to combine definitions of botanical names in general usage with information on their derivation and guides to pronunciation. A monumental index provides a cross-reference from some 1,800 common plant names to corresponding botanical ones. Indispensable reference combines thoroughness, botanical rigor and interesting facts and lore—all leavened with touches of humor.

A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins,A. W. Smith,Dover Publications,0486297152,Botany (General),Dictionaries,English language,Gardening / Horticulture,Gardening/Plants,Latin, Medieval and modern,Life Sciences - Botany,Nomenclature,Plant names, Popular,Plants,Plants - General,Reference,Science,Botany & plant sciences,Gardening: plants,Nature / General

Book Contents:

1. Alliums: The Ornamental Onions
2. Annuals for Every Garden (Brooklyn Botanic Garden All-Region Guide)
3. A Yardscapes Year: Ideas and Plants for Bay Area Gardeners
4. A Year at North Hill : Four Seasons in a Vermont Garden
5. A Year on the Garden Path : A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide
6. Backyard Building Projects : Complete Plans for More Than 40 Useful or Decoratve Objects to Make for Your Garden (Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides)
7. Best Ground Cover
8. Bouquets: Floral Arrangements of the Masters
9. Chelsea Gold: Award-Winning Gardens From the Chelsea Flower Show
10. Chemistry and Analysis of Hop and Beer Bitter Acids

Book Contents

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