Botanical Latin

by William T. Stearn
Fourth Edition

Botanical Latin is accepted by horticulturists and botanists everywhere as the medium for naming new plants, and botanical research is almost impossible without reference to the vast number of first descriptions in Latin — much information is available in no other language. For gardeners, too, a working knowledge of botanical Latin is essential for the accurate identification of plants in the garden.

Now available in paperback, the fourth edition of this classic of botanical literature summarizes the grammar and syntax of botanical Latin, and covers the origins of Latin and Latinized geographical names, color terms, symbols and abbreviations, diagnoses and descriptions, the formation of names and epithets, and much more.

“This remarkable work has evoked worldwide esteem and affection. Encyclopaedic and erudite, extraordinarily interesting and packed with detail.” –The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society.

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