Product Description

This is the only guide needed to find the name of a plant. Using whichever name is already known -- common or botanical -- readers will quickly find the name needed using the extensive cross-reference lists. From alpines to trees and shrubs, from houseplants to wild flowers, this essential gardening reference covers an amazing 30,000 terms over 448 pages, all in a compact, easy-to-carry size:

• Quickly find the common or botanical equivalents of plant names
• Easily convert common plant names to their botanical equivalents -- and vice versa
• Inclusive coverage of North American, European and UK common names, plus earlier versions of common names
• Explanations of Latin help to identify whole groups of plants at a glance
• Convenient pocket-sized format, with a wipe-clean flexibind cover, makes it easy to carry along on visits to the garden center or nursery

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88217 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 440 pages

Floral and Nursery Times 05/14/2003
One is certain to find the names of plants recommended ... an extremely handy reference tool.

Review
Well-organized, handy... This dictionary is a useful reference work; the list of epithets alone makes for interesting browsing. (Elizabeth Tremulis Current Books on Gardening and Botany [Chicago Bot 2004)

Worthwhile. (Diane Schmidt American Reference Books Annual, Volume 35 20030515)

At last we can interpret what other gardeners mean. This book goes straight to my reference shelf. (Margaret C. Crooks Asbury Park Press 20030705)

Finding out about plants by either their common or botanical names is easy with this book. (Michelle J. Mills Pasadena Star-News 20030517)

An excellent quick reference book ... designed to meet the needs of plant lovers. (Steve Whysall Vancouver Sun 20030514)

One is certain to find the names of plants recommended ... an extremely handy reference tool. (Floral and Nursery Times 20030615)

If the only thing one needs to discover is a plant's common or botanical name, Bagust's book is quite valuable. (John Charles Library Journal 20030403)

A book that belongs on every serious gardener's bookshelf (Suzanne Hively Cleveland Plain Dealer 200309)

Covers most of the common garden plants... a useful, inexpensive purchase. (Diane C. Schmidt E-Streams 20030918)

The best guide I've found to botanical and common names... small enough to carry to and from the garden centre (Robert Howard Hamilton Specator 200405)

Dictionary's virtue as a quick reference guide, along with its small size and waterproof jacket, make it a good companion. (Hayley Stephens Canadian Gardening )

Steve Whysall, Vancouver Sun 05/17/2003
An excellent quick reference book ... designed to meet the needs of plant lovers.

Customer Reviews

Naming a Gift
When you are given a plant for a gift, and you don't know the name of it, this little book will greatly help. It has some good discriptions for reference.