Armitage, James
A Portable latin for gardeners : More than 1,500 essential plant names and the secrets they contain / James Armitage. - 160 p. : il. (col.)
Introduction -- How to use this book -- A brief guide to plant names -- Color : light colors ; bright colors ; dark colors and multicolors -- Plant form : habit ; spreading growth ; size ; shape -- Features of plants : flowers ; leaves ; fruit ; stems and shoots ; texture and thorns ; taste and smell ; additional features -- Comparisons : animals ; man-made objects ; natural objects ; appearance of other plants ; leaves of other plants -- Places and people : Europe ; Asia ; North and South America ; other areas of the world ; plant habitats ; people -- Ideas, associations, and properties : animal associations ; useful properties ; good qualities ; bad qualities ; relationships ; aspects of time ; further concepts ; other names as names -- A-Z index -- Credits.
9780226455365 (paper : alk. paper)
Colección Mosqueda
Libros ilustrados--Ilustración botánica
A Portable latin for gardeners : More than 1,500 essential plant names and the secrets they contain / James Armitage. - 160 p. : il. (col.)
Introduction -- How to use this book -- A brief guide to plant names -- Color : light colors ; bright colors ; dark colors and multicolors -- Plant form : habit ; spreading growth ; size ; shape -- Features of plants : flowers ; leaves ; fruit ; stems and shoots ; texture and thorns ; taste and smell ; additional features -- Comparisons : animals ; man-made objects ; natural objects ; appearance of other plants ; leaves of other plants -- Places and people : Europe ; Asia ; North and South America ; other areas of the world ; plant habitats ; people -- Ideas, associations, and properties : animal associations ; useful properties ; good qualities ; bad qualities ; relationships ; aspects of time ; further concepts ; other names as names -- A-Z index -- Credits.
9780226455365 (paper : alk. paper)
Colección Mosqueda
Libros ilustrados--Ilustración botánica