A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names and friend of the oppressed

and friend of the oppressed

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A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names and friend of the oppressedLiterally hundreds of thousand of plants have been given botanical names. Of this huge number very few have English names, and these have become established more by use than by anything else. Thus, there has long been a need for a comprehensive guide to plant nomenclature and the standard classification system in the plant world. This is that book. Here is the first compact dictionary that combines definitions of botanical names in general usage, with