How Plants Get Their Names by L. H. Bailey

How Plants Get Their Names
L. H. Bailey
New York: Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486207964
Copyright 1963
181 pages

The binding is in good condition, the pages are clean except for a gift inscription dated 1974 written on the front end paper. The cover is edge worn and the back is lightly toned. Good. Paperback.

This basic introduction to botanical nomenclature reveals the confusion that results from misleading popular names of plants and points out the fun and the advantages of a sound, scientific approach. In a few short chapters, the author covers virtually every aspect of the subject of how plants get their names and what those names signify. (#PB302733)