Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Reptiles & Amphibians introduces you to a variety

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Latin for Gardeners: Over 3,000 Plant Names Explained and Explored Reptiles & Amphibians introduces you to a varietySince Latin became the standard language for plant naming in the eighteenth century, it has been intrinsically linked with botany. And while mastery of the classical language may not be a prerequisite for tending perennials, all gardeners stand to benefit from learning a bit of Latin and its conventions in the field. Without it, they might buy a Hellebores foetidus and be unprepared for its fetid smell, or a Potentilla reptans with the expectation