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Author : D. Gledhill
Release : 2008-03-06
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 453/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Names of Plants by : D. Gledhill
Download or read book The Names of Plants written by D. Gledhill. This book was released on 2008-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a reference for botanists and horticulturalists, including an historic account of names and a comprehensive glossary.
Author : D. Gledhill
Release : 2002-10-10
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 400/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Names of Plants by : D. Gledhill
Download or read book The Names of Plants written by D. Gledhill. This book was released on 2002-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Names of Plants is a handy two-part reference for the botanist and amateur gardener. The book begins by documenting the historical problems associated with an ever-increasing number of common names of plants and the resolution of these problems through the introduction of International Codes for both botanical and horticultural nomenclature. It also outlines the rules to be followed when plant breeders name a new species or cultivar of plant. The second part of the book comprises an alphabetical glossary of generic and specific plant names, and components of these, from which the reader may interpret the existing names of plants and construct new names. For the third edition, the book has been updated to include explanations of the International Codes for both Botanical Nomenclature (2000) and Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (1995). The glossary has similarly been expanded to incorporate many more commemorative names.
Author : Liberty Hyde Bailey
Release : 1963-01-01
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 96X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis How Plants Get Their Names by : Liberty Hyde Bailey
Download or read book How Plants Get Their Names written by Liberty Hyde Bailey. This book was released on 1963-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With "knowledge, authority, charm and eloquence," author explains reasons for scientific nomenclature, history of terms, components, other helpful material.
Author : Elaine Nowick
Release : 2014-10
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 607/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants, with Scientific Names Index: Volume II: Scientific Names Index by : Elaine Nowick
Download or read book Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants, with Scientific Names Index: Volume II: Scientific Names Index written by Elaine Nowick. This book was released on 2014-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing thousands of entries of both vernacular and scientific names of Great Plains plants, the literature that informs this exhaustive listing spans nearly 300 years. Author Elaine Nowick has drawn from sources as diverse as Linnaeus, Lewis and Clark, and local university extension publications to compile the gamut of practical, and often fanciful, common plant names used over the years. Each common name is accompanied by a definitive scientific name with references and authority information. Interspersed with scientifically-correct botanical line drawings, the entries are written in standard ICBN format, making this a useful volume for scholars as well as lay enthusiasts alike. Volume 2 indexes the scientific names of those species, followed by listings of all the common names applied to them. Both volumes refer the common and scientific names back to a list of 190 pertinent authoritative sources.
Author : DK
Release : 2018-10-23
Genre : Photography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 319/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Flora by : DK
Download or read book Flora written by DK. This book was released on 2018-10-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the experts at the Royal Botanic Gardens guide you around the beautiful and mysterious world that is the plant kingdom. From regulating the air we breathe to providing food, clothes, fuels, and medicines - plants are fundamental to our lives. Discover an extraordinary diversity of species, which includes a grass that grows a meter a day, roots that breathe air, and "queen of the night" cactuses whose rare blooms vanish before dawn. In a combination of art and science, Flora celebrates plants from majestic trees to microscopic algae, explaining how they germinate, grow, and reproduce. It presents species that have evolved to accommodate pollinating insects such as the foxglove, and plants that have adapted to flourish in even the most hostile of habitats. Pierre-Joseph Redoute in the 18th-century was described as the "Raphael of flowers". Flora showcases his botanical paintings as well as those of Georg Ehret and others in this gorgeous visual celebration of plants through the ages. Whether you are a keen gardener, naturalist, or botany student, this beautiful book is a treat that will entice, inform, and amaze.
