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This unusual dictionary lists 20,000 common plant names alphabetically with their botanical name so that gardeners and horticulturists in the US, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand can accurately locate plants in catalogs or at nurseries and garden stores. Plants with common names of more than one word are included under both the standard and inverted forms of their names (e.g., Polypodium glycyrrhiza is listed under licorice fern and fern, licorice). The book can also be used as a companion to Flora: A Gardener's Encyclopedia.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Encompassing 20,000 entries in an A-Z format, Flora's Plant Names is the perfect addition to the library of amateur gardeners and horticulturists alike. It features a comprehensive double-referencing system, whereby plants with common names of more than one word are included under both the standard and inverted forms of their name (e.g. Pinus engelmannii would be included under Apache pine and Pine, Apache). Gardeners will find this book especially useful when looking for particular plants at nurseries and in seed catalogs, as they will be able to search by both common and botanical name.

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