Index of Garden Plants: The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary (Rhs) [Hardcover]

Mark Griffiths (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1994 | ISBN-10: 0333591496 | ISBN-13: 978-0333591499 | Edition: 1st American Edition

This checklist of garden plants in Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa has been researched by 250 botanists worldwide. It also contains 22,000 botanical names that are no longer officially in use and 10,000 popular names. An illustrated botanical glossary explains all the terms used to describe plants, and lists the most commonly encountered Latin names and their definitions. Every name (including cultivars) is followed by a brief description, the plant's distribution in the wild and its climatic zone, supported with maps for Europe and North America. Mark Griffiths is the editor of "The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening".

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Based on the four-volume $800 RHS Dictionary, this is a condensed, one-volume index to 60,000 ornamental & economic plants, with brief descriptions that include range & hardiness. Common names & superseded Latin names are cross-referenced, & 30,000 cultivars are listed. There is an extensive glossary of botanical terms used in the plant descriptions or found generally in the literature, accompanied by precise drawings of leaf arrangements, shapes, margins, & surfaces, & various floral & fruit forms. The standard, indispensable source for plant names. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 850 pages
• Publisher: Macmillan Press; 1st American Edition edition (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333591496
• ISBN-13: 978-0333591499
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential to any serious gardener, May 29, 2000

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Wonton Excess (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Index of Garden Plants: The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary (Hardcover)

What a great book! I have long sought a book that would provide a handy reference to the extraordinary range of plants out there to help me pick out what will go where in our exurban garden. This book does it. Not having photographs is actually a plus of this volume, as it does not give you an idealized picture of what your gangly specimens will actually look like; the textual descriptions are more realistic, I think.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Reference, May 31, 2000

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This review is from: Index of Garden Plants: The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary (Hardcover)

The RHS Index is a must for any hort library. Taxonomy has changed so much in recent years that Hortus Third has long been obsolete. I found this book to be indispensible in my research, aiding me in confidently naming thousands of plants. A real bonus is that RHS has alphabetically interspersed common names throughout the latin entries. No more flipping to the back for a separate index! Worth twice the price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Complete, July 19, 2004

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Warren S. McLaughlin (Irmo, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Index of Garden Plants: The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary (Hardcover)

I have been using this book as one of my main reference sources ever since it came out. I highly recommend it. Although I wish for a new updated edition. I hope there is one in the making!