Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners

A Handbook on the Origin and Meaning of the Botanical Names of some Cultivated Plants

William T. Stearn

In this book Professor Stearn gives the meaning and origin of some 6,000 botanical names, selecting those most likely to be encountered by gardeners and horticulturists. No other single source provides so much etymological information for the gardener, the result of years of scholarship and original research by the distinguished author. Also listed are 3,000 of the most widely accepted vernacular names, cross-indexed to their correct botanical names, an invaluable reference for gardeners.

Extensive bibliographies direct the reader to recommended sources for further inquiry.

This is a substantial revision of the author’s earlier work, A Gardener’s Dictionary of Plant Names, published in 1972 and itself an edition of the very much smaller work by A.W. Smith published in 1963. This will be an invaluable companion for the gardener for years to come.

Paperback. 2002. (Available Nov. ‘02). Approx. 320 pp, 6 x 9". $19.95

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