A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners by Peter Parker Groundswell Speaker 2024 from absolute beginners

from absolute beginners

Jessie is uniquely poised to offer readers insider tips and tricks and clever visualizations of the creative process

ISBN: 9781529155082

colour and – crucially – history

A Little Book of Latin for Gardeners by Peter Parker Groundswell Speaker 2024 from absolute beginnersHow 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