Dictionary Of The Common Names Of Plants With List Of Foreign Plants Cultivated In The Open - Softcover

Marloth, Rudolf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354216145 ISBN 13: 9789354216145

Verlag: Alpha Editions, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

A gardener's compass of names. Rudolf Marloth's Dictionary Of The Common Names Of Plants With List Of Foreign Plants Cultivated In The Open serves as a practical plant reference guide and botanical dictionary, offering the clarity of a horticultural handbook and the precision of a plant identification resource. Part reference, part field companion, it gathers common plant names alongside a list of cultivated foreign plants, making it invaluable to gardeners and botanists, useful for academic plant studies and revealing to anyone interested in the southern Africa flora of early 20th century botany. As a working tool it functions as a complete plant name index to speed identification and cross-reference, and it pairs naturally with illustrated plant collections for those who prefer visual comparison. Crisp, direct and historically resonant, Marloth's work records naming practices and horticultural concern from a formative period in botanical study; casual readers will appreciate its accessibility while classic-literature collectors will value its place in botanical publishing history. Compiled during a period of expanding botanical exchange, Marloth's dictionary helps readers follow how plants travelled and settled in new gardens, and how common plant names evolved with that movement. Its careful cross-referencing makes the work a reliable plant identification resource for fieldwork and reference, while its attention to vernacular detail supports academic plant studies in nomenclature, ethnobotany and regional floristics. For gardeners the book is practical and readable; for botanists and librarians it is a snapshot of naming practice that informs modern catalogue work and historical research. Use it with an illustrated plant collection in the hand or as a desktop plant reference guide when tracing a name through older sources. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Alpha Editions
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9354216145
• ISBN 13: 9789354216145
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 184
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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