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Standardized plant names : a catalogue of approved scientific and common names of plants in American commerce / by American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature.(CARDINAL)319380; Olmsted, Frederick Law,1870-1957.(CARDINAL)215941;
Subjects: Catalogs.; Plants; Plant names, Popular.;
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Standardized plant names; a catalogue of approved scientific and common names of plants in American commerce. / by American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature.; Olmsted, Frederick Law,1870-1957.;
Subjects: Plants; Plant names, Popular.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Standardized plant names. by American Joint Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature.(CARDINAL)319380; Dayton, William A.(William Adams),1885-1958,editor.(CARDINAL)221576; Kelsey, Harlan P.(Harlan Page),1872-1958,editor.(CARDINAL)629799;
Includes bibliographies.
Subjects: Plant names, Popular.; Plants;
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A dictionary of English plant-names. / by Britten, James,1846-1924.(CARDINAL)319331; Holland, Robert,1829-1893,author.;
Bibliography: pages xxi-xxvii.
Subjects: Plant names, Popular; Plants;
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The plant-book : a portable dictionary of the vascular plants utilizing Kubitzki's The families and genera of vascular plants (1990- ), Cronquist's An integrated system of classification of flowering plants (1981), and current botanical literature, arranged largely on the principles of editions 1-6 (1896/97-1931) of Willis's A dictionary of the flowering plants and ferns / by Mabberley, D. J.(CARDINAL)319073;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 783-798).
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Plants; Plant names, Popular;
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100 flowers and how they got their names / by Wells, Diana,1940-(CARDINAL)330341;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-240) and index.Abelia -- African violet -- Anemone -- Aster -- Astilbe -- Azalea -- Baby blue eyes and poached eggs -- Balloon flower -- Bear's breeches -- Beauty bush -- Begonia -- Bleeding heart -- Bluebell -- Bougainvillea -- Butterfly bush -- California poppy -- Camellia -- Candytuft -- Carnation, pink, sweet William -- Christmas rose -- Chrysanthemum -- Clematis -- Columbine -- Crape myrtle -- Crocus -- Cyclamen -- Daffodil -- Dahlia -- Daisy -- Datura -- Daylily -- Deutzia -- Dogwood -- Evening primerose -- Everlasting flower -- Forget-me-not -- Forsythia -- Foxglove -- Fuchsia -- Gardenia -- Geranium -- Gladiolus -- Gloxinia -- Hollyhock -- Honeysuckle -- Hosta -- Hyacinth -- Hydrangea -- Impatiens -- Iris -- Japonica or flowering quince -- Jasmine -- Kerria -- Lady's mantel -- Larkspur and delphinium -- Lavender -- Lilac -- Lily -- Lobelia -- Loosestrife -- Love-in-a-mist -- Lupine -- Magnolia -- Marigold -- Montbretia -- Morning glory -- Mountain Laurel -- Myrtle -- Nasturtium -- Orchid -- Oregon grape holly -- Oswego tea, bee balm, or monarda -- Peony -- Petunia -- Pholx -- Plume poppy -- Poinsettia -- Red-hot poker -- Rhododendron -- Rose -- Rudbeckia -- Scarlet sage -- Silver bell -- Snapdragon -- Spirea -- Stock -- Sunflower -- Sweet pea -- Tobacco plant -- Trumpet vine -- Tulip -- Violet and pansy -- Water lily -- Weigela -- Wisteria -- Yarrow -- Yucca -- Zinnia -- Further reading -- Index.From baby blue eyes to silver bells, from abelia to zinnia, every flower tells a story. Gardening writer and historian Diana Wells knows them all. Here she presents one hundred well-known garden favorites and the not-so-well-known stories behind their names. Not for gardeners only, these flower stories tell of human striving - stories of ambitious explorers, clever hucksters, arbitrary monarchs, and patient scientists. To compile 100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names.
Subjects: Flowers; Plant names, Popular.; Flowers;
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Stearn's dictionary of plant names for gardeners : a handbook on the origin and meaning of the botanical names of some cultivated plants / by Stearn, William T.(William Thomas),1911-2001.(CARDINAL)126523; Smith, Archibald William,1897-1962.Gardener's dictionary of plant names.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-332).
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Plants; Plant names, Popular;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Stearn's dictionary of plant names for gardeners : a handbook on the origin and meaning of the botanical names of some cultivated plants / by Stearn, William T.(William Thomas),1911-2001.; Smith, Archibald William,1897-1962.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Plant names, Popular; Plants;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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100 Flowers And How They Goy Their Names by Wells, Diana,1940-;
Subjects: Flowers; Flowers; Plant names, Popular;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A gardener's guide to plant names / by Healey, Ben.(CARDINAL)712031;
Subjects: Dictionaries.; Plants; Plant names, Popular.; Botany;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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