A LITTLE BOOK OF LATIN FOR GARDENERS
Book ID/图书代码： 07980016B89837
English Summary/英文概要： A LITTLE BOOK OF LATIN FOR GARDENERS IS beautifully illustrated with old woodcuts, and explains how and why plants have been named, including useful lists of identifying adjectives Moreover, it takes the reader down some of the stranger byways of human endeavour and eccentricity.
How did the delphinium get its name? Which parts of the body lend their names to auriculas and orchids? Who are the gentian, lobelia and heuchera named after? Why are nasturtiums and antirrhinums connected? What does an everlasting pea have to do with Indian miniature paintings?
These are some of the questions answered in Peter Parker’s adventurous exploration of the mysteries of Botanical Latin.
Evolved over many centuries and often thought to belong to the rarefied world of scholars and scientists, this invented language is in fact a very useful tool for everyday gardening. It allows us to find our way around nurseries; it sorts out confusions when two plants have the same English name; and it gives us all kinds of information about how big or small a plant will grow, what shape or colour it will develop, and what habitat it prefers.
In his lively survey, Parker argues that Botanical Latin is not merely useful, but fun. The naming of plants draws upon geography, social and medical history, folklore, mythology, language, literature, the human body, the animal kingdom and all manner of ancient beliefs and superstitions.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 这本书用古老的木刻画了精美的插图，解释了植物是如何命名的，以及为什么植物被命名的原因，书中包括了识别形容词的方便列表，并通过人类努力和奇特方式，让读者了解到了这些稀奇古怪的东西。
飞燕草是如何得名的?有哪几种植物因身形而被冠名耳状报春花和兰花？是哪位给龙胆根，半边莲属，和珊瑚铃命名？为何旱金莲花和金鱼草，又名龙头花之间有相互关联？林生山黧豆——一种新型林牧草与印度微型绘画又有什么关联？这些问题的答案都在作者Peter Parker的植物拉丁语奥秘的冒险探索书中。(Sandy)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Peter Parker 著有《The Last Veteran, The Old Lie: The Great War and the Public-School Ethos》和英国作家J.R.阿克利和克里斯多福•伊舍伍(Christopher Isherwood)的传记。他曾是牛津国民传记词典的副编辑，并为‘HORTUS’和‘每日电讯报’撰写有关植物和园艺的书籍，作者是‘皇家园艺学会林德利图书馆咨询委员会’前主席。Peter Parker was born in Herefordshire and educated in the Malverns, Dorset and London. He is the author of The Last Veteran, The Old Lie: The Great War and the Public-School Ethos and biographies of J.R. Ackerley and Christopher Isherwood. He was an associate editor of The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and writes about books and gardening for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines.
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