A Botanist's Vocabulary: 1300 Terms Explained and Illustrated (Science for Gardeners)

I bought this because I was having trouble with other more detailed books on the subject. This is a simple and straightforward reference with lots of pictures illustrating what exactly is being described by the text. Couldn't be happier with it.

The Introduction engages readers totally from the first sentence and it models the learning strategy with concrete language about observation and note taking. The simple drawings are better than photos for highlighting plant features. Featured terms are a realistic mix of basic, vernacular, and scientific. This kind of text is key to decoding all those advanced books that bog a beginner down in specialized language. The old style school textbook binding will survive decades of field use. Teachers of botany and plant anatomy can use this text as a model for student journaling. Wish this text had been on my childhood bookshelf, such accessibility to expert language.

I don't think the average person reads through a dictionary front to back, but I did that with this book to help refresh my memory on some botanical characteristics and definitions. The pages and content are set up in a very easy to read and reference way, with simple design, and it is very appealing to read. The occasional diagrams/drawings are exceptionally helpful, the definitions are easy to understand, and it seems quite thorough. I loved this so much that I bought one for my dad to keep on hand, too. I recommend this for anyone, but ESPECIALLY an amateur botanist or anyone with casual interest in understanding plants. Keep it as a reference book if you have any other plant identification books, so that you can better understand what some of those complicated words mean!

A good reference, very helpful with botany terms

Nice illustrations. Not as complete as Harris & Harris.

Excellent reference book.

Diagrams help to understand a lot of it. I'm not a botanist so it was a bit much at first but I'm learning so much about plants and how they are made up!

Although some people may think that, with the internet, we no longer need books, they're wrong. Sure, you can look up definitions easily for terms you don't understand. But the world is full of unknown unknowns that you'd never discover without books. This one is no exception. Randomly open it and you see "glochid." Although most of us have seen one, how many non-botanists know that term? On page 100 you not only see a glochid, but you know exactly where to find one and you appreciate the so-that's-what-those-things-are-called feeling. If you enjoyed Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever as a kid, and if you enjoy plants, then you'll enjoy this book, too.

Excellent, very clear illustrations and descriptions. Well thought out and put together. Wish there was a kindle version for field trips.

Molto utile per chi è interessato al disegno botanico. Ha illustrazioni non solo chiare ed esplicative, ma anche molto belle. Consigliato.

The books just uses the same illustrations to explain more than one plant part. Which makes you feel shortchanged for the kind of price you have invested in. .

Easy and quick referencing. After many years of gardening I finally have a book that provides knowledge that I lacked. I have a lot to learn!

Ha llegado en perfectas condiciones, sin un solo rasguño y es un libro precioso, estoy muy contenta con mi compra!