A gardener's handbook of plant names: their meanings and origins
(2013)
Nonfiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Dover Publications : Made available through hoopla, 2013
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780486320052 (electronic bk.) MWT11607320, 0486320057 (electronic bk.) 11607320
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
First compact dictionary to combine definitions of botanical names in general usage with information on their derivation and guides to pronunciation. A monumental index provides a cross-reference from some 1,800 common plant names to corresponding botanical ones. Combines thoroughness, botanical rigor, and interesting facts and lore - all leavened with touches of humor
Mode of access: World Wide Web