Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 224
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 21 Sep 2012
ISBN 10: 022600919X
ISBN 13: 9780226009193

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Latin for Gardeners is useful, surprising, and beautiful--an accessible dictionary for everyone who puzzles over botanical identifications, an opportunity to get better acquainted with the extraordinary discoverers and namers of so many of our favorite plants, and a treat for all who enjoy the art and lore of the garden.
--Jane S. Smith, author of The Garden of Invention
Latin for Gardeners is useful, surprising, and beautiful an accessible dictionary for everyone who puzzles over botanical identifications, an opportunity to get better acquainted with the extraordinary discoverers and namers of so many of our favorite plants, and a treat for all who enjoy the art and lore of the garden.
--Jane S. Smith, author of The Garden of Invention
For those who want a better understanding of plant taxonomy, Latin for Gardeners, by Lorraine Harrison, is a treasure. --Dominique Browning New York Times
Latin for Gardeners is useful, surprising, and beautiful--an accessible dictionary for everyone who puzzles over botanical identifications, an opportunity to get better acquainted with the extraordinary discoverers and namers of so many of our favorite plants, and a treat for all who enjoy the art and lore of the garden.
--Jane S. Smith, author of The Garden of Invention

Author Bio

Lorraine Harrison is the author of several books, including Inspiring Sussex Gardeners, The Shaker Book of the Garden, How to Read Gardens, and A Potted History of Vegetables: A Kitchen Cornucopia.