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BL
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581507
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b410726
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Harrison, Lorraine.
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| Title & Author
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Latin for gardeners : : over 3,000 plant names explained and explored /\ Lorraine Harrison.
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224 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780226009193 (cloth : alkaline paper)
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: 022600919X (cloth : alkaline paper)
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9780226009223 (e-book)
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: 022600922X (e-book)
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: 9780226009223 (e-book)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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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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Latin language-- Etymology-- Names, Dictionaries.
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Latin language-- Technical Latin, Dictionaries.
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Plants, Nomenclature, Dictionaries-- Latin.
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Plants-- History.
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| Dewey Classification
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580.1/4
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| LC Classification
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PA2387.H37 2012
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