Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Harrison LorrainePevná vazba
Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Harrison LorrainePevná vazba Since Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been…
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Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Harrison LorrainePevná vazba
Since Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. Without it, they might buy a "Hellebores foetidus "and be unprepared for its fetid smell, or a "Potentilla reptans "with the expectation that it will stand straight as a sentinel rather than creep along the ground.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. And while mastery of the classical language may not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field.
Readers will learn to identify Latin terms that indicate the provenance of a given plant and provide clues to its color, shape, fragrance,