Plant Names

The introduction discusses wild and cultivated plants and how these have been categorised and named under two plant naming systems or Codes.

In Part 1, the authors examine the use of common names and see how Latin,the original common language of scholars, became established with the development of printing as the international language for plant names.

Part 2 explores the difficulties that arose over naming plants that were specially bred or selected for cultivation, and how a similar set of rules became necessary for these plants.

In Part 3, the authors consider various practical aspects of plant names that are of particular interest to students of botany and horticulture, writers,journalists, plant label manufacturers and others who use botanical names constantly; that is, the way to write, pronounce and remember them.

Part 4 is a resource guide to plant names pointing to further literature and indicating useful websites and places where you can fi nd extensive plant lists and databases.