The Names of Plants
The Names of Plants is an invaluable reference for botanists and horticulturalists. The first section gives an historical account of the significant changes in the ways that plants have been known and named. It documents the 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...
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A reference for botanists and horticulturalists, including an historic account of names and a comprehensive glossary. Booknews The first part is an account of the way in which the naming of plants has changed with time and why the changes were necessary. The second is an alphabetical list from which the reader can interpret the scientific names of plants from any part of the world. The second edition includes numerous revisions, but the author has resisted the temptation to make a definitive guide to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and has kept the text accessible to the amateur gardener and useful to the botanist. Paper edition, $14.95 (not seen). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface to the first editionPreface to the third editionThe nature of the problem1The size of the problem6Towards a solution to the problem15The rules of botanical nomenclature25The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants46Botanical terminology54The glossary58Addendum to glossary312Bibliography323
\ BooknewsThe first part is an account of the way in which the naming of plants has changed with time and why the changes were necessary. The second is an alphabetical list from which the reader can interpret the scientific names of plants from any part of the world. The second edition includes numerous revisions, but the author has resisted the temptation to make a definitive guide to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and has kept the text accessible to the amateur gardener and useful to the botanist. Paper edition, $14.95 (not seen). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
