Plant Names Simplified New Edition: Their Pronunciation, Derivation and Meaning - Softcover

A.P. Stockdale; A.T. Johnson; H.A. Smith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910455067 ISBN 13: 9781910455067

Publisher: 5m Books Ltd, 2019

Synopsis

New Edition for 2019.

First published in 1931 by renowned horticulturalist Arthur Johnson, Plant Names Simplified has become an established classic.

Presented in a glossary format, this pocket-sized reference book gives the name, pronunciation and classification of common plants and the meaning behind the Latin origins of the name. This enables the reader to learn how the terms should be spelled and pronounced correctly and provides an explanation of why plants like Helianthus hirsutus is so called - because it is hairy!

Plant Names Simplified 3rd Edition is a reliable resource for gardeners of all abilities, park managers, botanists, ecologists, garden designers and horticultural practitioners and students.

About this title

About the Author

Adrian Stockdale FLS CIHort is a Chartered Horticulturist. He grew up on a family farm and was introduced to horticulture from an early age. Educated at Writtle College he followed a career in amenity horticulture before spending fourteen years in education lecturing at Capel Manor College and then Moulton College. He now runs his own consultancy QuinceUK and is a City & Guilds External Quality Assurer.

Edition details

• Publisher: 5m Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910455067
• ISBN 13: 9781910455067
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 182