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

Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored by Lorraine Harrison (Author). Since Latin grew to become the standard language for plant naming within the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. And while mastery of the classical language will not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from studying a bit of Latin and its conventions within the field. Without it, they could buy a Hellebores foetidus and be unprepared for its fetid odor, or a Potentilla reptans with the expectation that it's going to stand straight as a sentinel slightly than creep along the ground.

A necessary addition to the gardener’s library, this colorful, totally illustrated book particulars the history of naming crops, supplies an summary of Latin naming conventions, and affords guidelines for pronunciation. Readers will learn to determine Latin phrases that point out the provenance of a given plant and provide clues to its colour, form, perfume, style, conduct, capabilities, and more. Filled with skilled instruction and sensible guidance, Latin for Gardeners will allow novices and green thumbs alike to better appreciate the seemingly esoteric names behind the plants they work with, and to expertly converse with fellow enthusiasts. Quickly they'll notice that having a primary understanding of Latin before trips to the nursery or botanic backyard is like possessing some data of French earlier than touring to Paris; it enriches the entire experience.

I purchased this for my spouse for Christmas. She's the vegetation-particular person, however I prefer it just as much. The type of ebook you be ok with buying. Satisfies the need for a ravishing onerous-cover. A very helpful reference for anyone wanting to understand the why of botanical Latin. It is usually a gorgeous book to hold in the hand. The one factor the e book lacks is an index of English names for the plants. Different sensible the e-book is great.

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

Lorraine Harrison (Author)

224 pages

University Of Chicago Press (October 12, 2012)

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