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"This welcome volume lists some 6,000 Greek and Latin words commonly encountered as generic and specific names of cultivated plants....The author is perhaps the world authority on the subject of botanical names, and the work has a resulting scholarly air, but this is leavened by tidbits of humorous natural and human history. As a result, the volume is almost readable by itself and not just a reference book....Recommended for almost any collection used by enthusiastic gardeners and plant lovers."-- "ARBA . "Invaluable...."-- ...

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Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners 1996, Cassell PLC, London, England

ISBN-13: 9780304347827

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