Plants and Their Names: A Concise Dictionary

This reference is for anyone interested in plants and gardening. Over 15,000 entries cover both the scientific and common names of flowering plants, ferns and conifers - providing a short definition of the plant and the origin of its name, the group or family to which it belongs, geographical origin and distribution, and applications in medicinal, culinary, industrial, and other areas.

Hardcover. English. OUP. 1995. ISBN: 0198661894. 545pp. Good condition in hardcover with dw. Book No: 2502096