A little book of Latin for gardeners / Peter Parker.
Material type: TextPublisher: London : Little, Brown, 2018Description: 322 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781408706169
- 1408706164
- QK96 .P368 2018
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Includes bibliographical references.
History -- Essentials -- Spectrum -- Atlas -- Anatomy -- Bestiary -- Eponyms -- Miscellanea.
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.