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A little book of Latin for gardeners / Peter Parker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parker, Peter, 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plants--Nomenclature.
- Plants.
- Latin language, Medieval and modern--Technical Latin.
- Latin language, Medieval and modern.
- Genre:
- Terminology.
- Physical Description:
- 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Little, Brown, 2018.
- Summary:
- Evolved over many centuries and often thought to belong to the rarefied world of scholars and scientists, this invented language is in fact a very useful tool for everyday gardening. It allows us to find our way around nurseries; it sorts out confusions when two plants have the same English name and it gives us all kinds of information about how big or small a plant will grow, what shape or colour it will develop, and what habitat it prefers. In his lively survey, Parker argues that Botanical Latin is not merely useful, but fun.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781408706169
- 1408706164
- OCLC:
- 1077222589
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