Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored by Lorraine Harrison
University Of Chicago Press; First Edition | October 12, 2012 | English | ISBN: 022600919X, 184533731X | 224 pages | PDF | 13 MB
Since Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. And while mastery of the classical language may not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field.