TY  - BOOK
AU  - Armitage,James
TI  - A portable Latin for gardeners: more than 1,500 essential plant names and the secrets they contain 
SN  - 9780226455365
AV  - QK10 .A755 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Botany
KW  - Terminology
KW  - Latin language
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - English
N1  - Includes index; Introduction -- How to use this book -- A brief guide to plant names -- Color : light colors ; bright colors ; dark colors and multicolors -- Plant form : habit ; spreading growth ; size ; shape -- Features of plants : flowers ; leaves ; fruit ; stems and shoots ; texture and thorns ; taste and smell ; additional features -- Comparisons : animals ; man-made objects ; natural objects ; appearance of other plants ; leaves of other plants -- Places and people : Europe ; Asia ; North and South America ; other areas of the world ; plant habitats ; people -- Ideas, associations, and properties : animal associations ; useful properties ; good qualities ; bad qualities ; relationships ; aspects of time ; further concepts ; other names as names -- A-Z index -- Credits
N2  - This book is the perfect quick reference for working in the garden, shopping for plants, or conducting botanical research. The 1,500 terms are grouped by categories, making it easy to quickly find words related to color, size, form, habitat, scent, taste, and time
ER  -