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This glossary contains well over a thousand entries like the one above, the aim of the authors being to remove the 'awkward obstacle' that these names can present. Originally prepared in 1931, "Plant Names Simplified" was revised and enlarged in 1946. Since then it has been frequently reprinted, in more recent years by Landsmans Bookshop. It remains a classic aid for the gardener and plant lover.
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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've been using my copy of Plant Names Simplified since I was at horticultural college in 1994. It may not be the most comprehensive book but its main aim is to guide you on pronunciation, rather than to teach you latin (as some of the other reviews here infer). Nevertheless, it also tells you what the latin means (ie Convolvulus cnerorum = from convolvo, to entwine; from Greek kneoron, meaning obscure).
I've found it invaluable over the years. It's A5-sized and paperback, so is small enough to be taken on garden visits. Highly recommended.
I've found it invaluable over the years. It's A5-sized and paperback, so is small enough to be taken on garden visits. Highly recommended.
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This a good beginners book and an excellent companion, but one can soon exhaust it. To go further and for serious horticulturalists then Botanical Latin by William T. Stearn [ISBN: 0881926272] is far more rewarding and if you can afford the extra expense and time, I would choose this.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I thought this was the only book of its kind until I found out about sterns. This book has proved useful but also frustrating when half the words you look up aren't in it. Sterns Book is a much wiser buy if you really want a good reference.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
horticulture
I am taking a horticultural course at Newton Rigg and find the Latin translations extremely useful, also the phonetic spelling is a great help in pronouncing the words.
Published 3 months ago by bailey
Useful little book
This is a really useful little book if you want to know how to pronounce plant names correctly. Pronunciations are given for both genus names and where listed after a genus... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jasmine
very very good buy
Does exactly what it says on the cover very very good buy. Bought it for my partner whos doing a horticulture course and he said its come in very handy five stars
Published 6 months ago by lorz
Plant Names Simplified
As with most of my other items, I bought this for my Horticulture course I'm doing. This is a very good book to find out what the Latin name of a plant means. Read more
Published 6 months ago by G. Williams
Plant names simplified
It's just like a dictionary....but for flowers, foliage and plants! So not a book you can sit and read but a good reference book.
Published 7 months ago by Ronnie B
For the student and interested
All my fellow students had a copy of this including me when I was studying for my HND Hort. Great for anyone interested in understanding and learning their plant names.
Published 17 months ago by J. A. Macdonald
plant names simplified
The latin names of flowers and plants are very easy mispronounced, y the way this book instructs, the build up of the names, is more than helpful.
Published 19 months ago by willow
Plant Names Simplified: Their Pronunciation Derivation and Meaning
I found this book extremely helpful in learning the latin names of trees in my first ident at college. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Tricia
Understanding plants
This book is an absolute must if you are baffled by the boffin types who always refer to plants by their latin names. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2009 by R. Jebb
Thats what those mames mean !
For gardeners of all abilities. A very interesting reference book explaining the origins of the strange names that plants have been given and why.
Published on 24 Oct 2009 by Tellboy
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