RHS Latin for Gardeners
More than 1,500 Essential Plant Names and the Secrets They Contain
$64.39
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2012
Summary
Aided by this book the gardener can now answer the question “What’s in a name?” and they and their garden will benefit from understanding the wealth of information that has hitherto lain hidden within the mysterious world of Latin names.
RHS Latin for Gardeners is an informative, entertaining and beautifully illustrated unravelling of the mysteries of botanical Latin. Over 3,000 Latin names are listed alphabetically, showing how plant names can reveal where a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781845337315 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184533731X |
| Author: | Royal Horticultural Society, Lorraine Harrison |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Mitchell Beazley |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2012 |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 174mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Mitchell Beazley |
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About The Author
Royal Horticultural Society
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. Its charitable work includes providing expert advice and information, training the next generation of gardeners, creating hands-on opportunities for children to grow plants and conducting research into plants, pests and environmental issues affecting gardeners.
Lorraine Harrison has a masters degree in Garden History from the University of London and has written several books on the subject. She is a successful gardener and gardening writer with a passion for exotic and heirloom vegetables. Her previous titles include How to Read Gardens and The Shaker Book of the Garden, and she regularly contributes to Gardens Illustrated and Hortus magazine.
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