A gardener's Latin

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"Discover the secrets of Latin plant names ... They may look confusing at first but once you understand what certain key words mean, impenetrable-sounding and hard to pronounce names are suddenly demystified. More than just a dictionary of plant names, this ... explains the meanings of hundreds of Latin terms. You'll learn that Digitalisd purpurea (the common foxglove) is purple, that the sanguineum in Geranium sanguineum means 'bloody' (its common name is the bloody cranesbill), and to steer c…

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Title Statements

Full title :A gardener's Latin / Richard Bird.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2015

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Natural Trust Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

The Physical Object

Description:139 pages : : color illustrations ; : 21 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781910232057, 191023205X
oclc:ocn913192123
LC Classification:QK10
Dewey Decimal:580/.1/4

Prefixes -- Suffixes -- General personality -- Colour -- Habitat -- Markings -- Shape -- Texture -- Size -- Direction -- Fragrance and taste -- Flowering time -- Resembling other things -- People -- Compass points -- Places -- Foreign names -- Classical names -- Cultivar names.