For anyone looking for a deeper appreciation of the wonderful world of plants! Gardeners are inherently curious. They make note of a plant label in a botanical garden and then go home to learn more. They pick up fallen blossoms to examine them closer. They spend hours reading plant catalogs. But they are often unable to accurately name or describe their discoveries. A Botanist’s Vocabulary gives gardeners and naturalists a better understanding of what they see and a way to categorize and organize the natural world in which they are so intimately involved. Through concise definitions and detailed black and white illustrations, it defines 1300 words commonly used by botanists, naturalists, and gardeners to describe plants. Product DetailsISBN-13: 9781604695632 Media Type: Hardcover Publisher: Timber Press Incorporated Publication Date: 05-25-2016 Pages: 228 Product Dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.00(d) Series: Science for GardenersAbout the Author Susan K. Pell is the science and public programs manager at the United States Botanic Garden, where she gets to show people the awesomeness of plants every day. She was formerly director of science at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, where she studied the evolutionary relationships of the cashew family. She holds a PhD in plant biology and teaches courses in genetics, angiosperm morphology, and systematics. Pell lives in Washington, D.C., with her wife and daughter. Bobbi Angell creates richly detailed pen and ink drawings for botanists at the New York Botanical Garden and other institutions. Ror many years, she illustrated The New York Times “Garden Q&A” column. A gardener and printmaker as well as an illustrator, she lives in southern Vermont.Read an Excerpt Read an Excerpt Introduction There is an inherent curiosity among gardeners and naturalists that manifests itself in our conversations and actions. We are the ones making note of a plant label in a botanical garden to go back home to learn more or possibly locate one for our own garden. To us, a fallen blossom on a path begs to be pulled apart and examined up close with a hand lens. A rare plant catalog or a new book about an interesting genus are likely to captivate us for hours. Gardeners and naturalists discuss their observations, noting the first buds that emerge in the spring, describing an unusual feature on a particular plant, sharing cultivation tips for difficult habitats, or giving directions to obscure but botanically wonderful locations. We apply common names as well as Latin names to discuss the plants we encounter or cultivate along the way. We describe the colors, shapes, and textures of the plants, the growth forms and fruit characteristics, but often inadequately, perhaps not knowing the proper word to describe a particular feature, or knowing one word to describe it when our companion or manual uses a different word. We may recognize that there is no such thing as a typical flower, no basic leaf shape or growth habit, but we often cannot come up with the descriptive term for the complex and the unusual. Such terms help us to categorize and organize the world in which we are so intimately involved. Learning and applying the correct term leads to a far better appreciation for the incredible diversity of plants, enables us to communicate our knowledge, and allows us to access an even more technical and in-depth body of literature to satisfy our interests in the botanical world.We have attempted to define terms used by botanists, naturalists, and gardeners alike to describe plants. We have simplified and clarified as much as possible to encourage the use of a common language. The included terms mostly refer to plant structures and come from the horticultural and botanical literature and practice. Many, perhaps most, terms are not easily defined or illustrated. If they were, the botanical kingdom would not be as rich and engaging as it is. With infinite variety, petals and sepals sometimes adhere to each other to attract pollinators or facilitate pollination; male and female reproductive parts may fuse to form intricate unified columns; fruits have peculiar, sometimes complicated, mechanisms of seed dispersal. There are terms that apply only to a particular group of plants, such as orchids, grasses, or irises. Some apply to whole plants or ecosystems, while others are visible only under a microscope. Please wander through the book to recognize the easily applied terms and learn a few unusual ones, but also use the book as a reference when you are stumped by a field guide or a strange-looking fruit. We hope your newfound knowledge helps you gain an even greater appreciation for the world of plants. Show More
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