The Names of Plants

The Names of Plants is a handy two-part reference for the botanist and amateur gardener. The book begins by documenting the historical problems associated with an ever-increasing number of common names of plants and the resolution of these problems through the introduction of International Codes for both botanical and horticultural nomenclature. It also outlines the rules to be followed when plant breeders name a new species or cultivar of plant. The second part of the book comprises an alphabetical glossary of generic and specific plant names, and components of these, from which the reader may interpret the existing names of plants and construct new names. For the third edition, the book has been updated to include explanations of the International Codes for both Botanical Nomenclature (2000) and Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (1995). The glossary has similarly been expanded to incorporate many more commemorative names.

• Provides an expanded glossary for interpreting plant names into English or constructing new names
• It outlines the rules to be followed when plant breeders name a new species of plant
• This third edition provides an explanation of the International Codes of both Botanical Nomenclature (2000) and Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (1995)