Title:
Latin for gardeners : over 3,000 plant names explained and explored / Lorraine Harrison.
Author:
Harrison, Lorraine.
Publication Information:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Call Number:
PA2387 .H37 2012
Abstract:
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. Full of expert instruction and practical 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. Soon they will realize that having a basic understanding of Latin before trips to the nursery or botanic garden is like possessing some knowledge of French before traveling to Paris; it enriches the whole experience.
ISBN:
9780226009193
Physical Description:
224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
How to use this book -- A short history of botanical Latin -- Botanical Latin for beginners -- An introduction to the A-Z listings -- The A-Z listings of Latin plant names -- A: from abbreviatus to azureus -- B: from babylonica to byzantinus -- C: from cacaliifolia to cytisoides -- D: from dactylifera to dyerianum -- E: from e- to eyriesii -- F: from fabaceus to futilis -- G: from gaditanus to gymnocarpus -- H: from haastii to hystrix -- I: from ibericus to ixocarpus -- J: from jacobaeus to juvenilis -- K: from kamtschaticus to kurdicus -- L: from labiatus to lysimachioides -- M: from macedonicus to myrtifolius -- N: from nanellus to nymphoides -- O: from obconicus to oxyphyllus -- P: from pachy- to pyriformis -- Q: from quadr- to quinquevulnerus -- R: from racemiflorus to rutilans -- S: from sabatius to szechuanicus -- T: from tabularis to typhinus -- U: from ulicinus to uvaria -- V: from vacciniifolius to vulgatus -- W: from wagnerii to wulfenii -- X: from xanth- to xantholeucus -- Y: from yakushimanus to yunnanensis -- Z: from zabeliana to zonatus -- Plant profiles. Acanthus ; Achillea; Alyssum ; Digitalis ; Eryngium ; Eucalyptus ; Foeniculum ; Geranium ; Helianthus ; Jasminum ; Lycopersicon ; Parthenocissus ; Passiflora ; Plumbago ; Pulmonaria ; Quercus ; Sempervivum ; Streptocarpus ; Tropaeolum ; Vaccinium -- Plant hunters. Baron Alexander von Humboldt ; Sir Joseph Banks ; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark ; Francis Masson and Carl Per Thunberg ; John Bartram ; David Douglas ; Carl Linnaeus ; Jane Colden and Lilian Suzette Gibbs ; Sir Joseph Hooker ; André Michaux and Francois Michaux -- Plant themes -- Where plants come from -- The shape of plants -- The color of plants -- The qualities of plants -- The fragrance and taste of plants -- Numbers and plants -- Animals and plants.
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