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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.

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The library staff at The New York Botanical Garden has been eagerly awaiting <i>A Botanist s Vocabulary</i> arrival on the market and in our collection. . . . For lovers of plants and for lovers of language, <i>A Botanist s Vocabulary</i> is an essential addition to the home and botanical library alike. <b>NYBG s <i>Plant Talk</i></b> Students, gardeners, and even professional botanists will find much to like in this expanded glossary, with its concise definitions and elegant drawings. . . . Botany reference collections will find this a welcome addition for users of all levels. <i><b>Booklist</b></i> Bobbi Angell s incisive illustrations not only show the botanical structures clearly, but the plant subjects are carefully chosen to be recognizable to many. <i><b>Gardens Illustrated</b></i> Sayings like a picture is worth a thousand words may be considered cliche, but typically they also hit the nail on the head. That s never been more true than for this book. While understanding a term like lanceolate purely based on words ( lance- or sword-shaped with the widest point toward the base ) may require you to read its definition multiple times, seeing an illustration once is usually enough to get it. . . . Having <i>A Botanist s Vocabulary</i> on your book shelf is a bit like having a box of assorted Band-Aids in your bathroom. It gives you peace of mind knowing you re covered if and when you need it. <i><b>Succulents and More</b></i>

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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.

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