Stearns Dictionary of Plant Na

Stearn, William T.

ISBN 10: 088192556X / ISBN 13: 9780881925562

Published by Timber Press, Incorporated, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Stearns Dictionary of Plant Na
• Publisher: Timber Press, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 088192556X
• ISBN 13: 9780881925562
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

In this book Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener, the result of years of scholarship and original research by the distinguished author. Also listed are 3000 of the most widely accepted vernacular names, cross-indexed to their correct scientific names, an invaluable reference for gardeners, writers, and historians. Plant classification and binomial nomenclature are explained, and there are notes on the structure and pronunciation of botanical Latin. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener.

About the Author

William T. Stearn (1911–2001) was one of Britain's most eminent botanists. During a career based first at the Royal Horticultural Society, then at the Natural History Museum, Stearn wrote some 470 books, articles, and monographs, ranging from detailed studies of plant genera, through histories and biographies, to books on botanical taxonomy, many of which have become standard works of reference.