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.