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Author: Michael Hickey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000-11-16
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780521794015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant structure.
Author: John Stevens Henslow
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009-07-20
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781108001311
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJohn Stevens Henslow (1796-1861) was a botanist and geologist. As teacher, mentor and friend to Charles Darwin, it was his introduction that secured for Darwin the post of naturalist on the voyage of the Beagle. While Professor of Botany, Henslow established the Cambridge University Botanic Garden as a resource for teaching and research. Students were encouraged to examine plant specimens carefully, and to record the characteristics of their structures. Henslow would have known how daunting they found the task of becoming proficient with botanical vocabulary, and produced this volume to provide a secure foundation for scientific investigations. This meticulous glossary, originally published as a single volume in 1857 but drawing on contributions he made earlier to issues of The Botanist and Maund's Botanic Garden, is a testament to Henslow's scholarship. It is liberally illustrated with delightful woodcuts that clarify the meaning of selected terms.
Author: Enid Mayfield
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2021-09
Total Pages: 332
ISBN-13: 1486303544
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Illustrated Plant Glossary is a comprehensive glossary of over 4000 terms related to plant sciences, featuring many superb colour illustrations to aid understanding. The topics covered in this glossary include anatomy, angiosperms, bryophytes, chemistry, cytology, family specific terms, ferns and fern allies, flowers, fruit, genetics, gymnosperms, habit and growth, habitat and ecology, indumentum, inflorescence, leaves, reproduction, roots, seeds, systematics and more. The Illustrated Plant Glossary is a must-have reference for plant scientists, plant science teachers and students, libraries, horticulturalists, ecologists, gardeners and naturalists.
Author: Henk Beentje
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781842466049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis plant glossary includes all descriptive terms used in floras, plant field guides and monographs. This is an essential companion for anyone working with plant descriptions, plant identification keys, floras, monographs and field guides. In this second edition 4,500 botanical terms are described with accompanying illustrations, including a new section on vegetation terms and an updated colour section.'Catnip for the garden geek...this fascinating, authoritative volume may seduce even the most casual browser.'The New York Times, 27 May 2010
Author: Susan K. Pell
Publisher: Timber Press
Published: 2016-05-25
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 1604695633
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor anyone looking for a deeper appreciation of the wonderful world of plants! Gardeners are inherently curious. They make note of a plant label in a botanical garden and then go home to learn more. They pick up fallen blossoms to examine them closer. They spend hours reading plant catalogs. But they are often unable to accurately name or describe their discoveries. A Botanist’s Vocabulary gives gardeners and naturalists a better understanding of what they see and a way to categorize and organize the natural world in which they are so intimately involved. Through concise definitions and detailed black and white illustrations, it defines 1300 words commonly used by botanists, naturalists, and gardeners to describe plants.
Author: James G. Harris
Publisher: Spring Lake Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780964022171
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResource added for the Landscape Horticulture Technician program 100014.
Author: William Thomas Stearn
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780304364695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStearn's classic dictionary of the meaning and origin of some 6,000 botanical names
Author: Sue Gordon
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780715321881
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrecise naming of plants is essential to be able to identify them accurately and most gardeners have at least some knowledge of 'botanical Latin'. But a plant's full botanical name does much more than give it a unique label. The name can often tell you where the plant originated, who discovered it, what colour it is, and much else besides. What's more, the name is universally recognizable, and can be used and understood anywhere in the world. So wherever you are you can identify specific plants. Plant Names Explained is an essential and fascinating guide to the subject. What may seem at first a dry but necessary convention is revealed to be a way of opening up the intriguing world of plants and plantsmen. Based on William T Stearn's Botanical Latin, the classic work on the subject, Plant Names Explained is much more than an indispensable practical guide and superb reference book - it is an engrossing read. Published in partnership with Hillier, Britain's most respected nurserymen.
Author: Hasnain Nangyal
Publisher:
Published: 2018-01-24
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9781681080956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terminologies is intended as a simple and concise handbook for students undertaking undergraduate or graduate courses in botany or biological sciences as well as general readers interested in understanding terms used in plant science. Readers will find many key words in this book that are often present in many botanical texts although without clear explanation or meaning. This glossary presents an easy approach to learning several plant-related terms. Key features include: -Over 1500 entries -Over 200 illustrations -Simple, easy-to-understand definitions -Brief explanations and annotated figures where possible
Author: D.C. Watts
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2007-05-02
Total Pages: 482
ISBN-13: 0080546021
DOWNLOAD EBOOKKnowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs. For example, the common red poppy is known as "Blind Man" due to an old superstitious belief that if the poppy were put to the eyes it would cause blindness. Many plant names derived from superstition, folk lore, or primal beliefs. Other names are purely descriptive and can serve to explain the meaning of the botanical name. For example, Beauty-Berry is the name given to the American shrub that belongs to the genus Callicarpa. Callicarpa is Greek for beautiful fruit. Still other names come from literary sources providing rich detail of the transmission of words through the ages.Conceived as part of the author's wider interest in plant and tree lore and ethnobotanical studies, this fully revised edition of Elsevier's Dictionary of Plant Names and Their Origins contains over 30,000 vernacular and literary English names of plants. Wild and cultivated plants alike are identified by the botanical name. Further detail provides a brief account of the meaning of the name and detailed commentary on common usage.* Includes color images * Inclusive of all Latin terms with vernacular derivatives * The most comprehensive guide for plant scientists, linguists, botanists, and historians
