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New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. (2008). First Edition. Hardcover. 0813542669 . Ex-library. Dust-jacket in clear cover, taped to boards and endpapers. ; xix, [3], 239, [2], [1 (blank)] pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 228 x 151mm. "Zeus, Medusa, Hercules, Aphrodite. Did you know that these and other dynamic deities, heroes, and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology live on in the names of trees and flowers? Some grow in your local woodlands or right in your own backyard garden.In this delightful book, botanist Peter Bernhardt reveals the rich history and mythology that underlie the origins of many scientific plant names. Unlike other books about botanical taxonomy that take the form of heavy and intimidating lexicons, Bernhardt's account comes together in a series of interlocking stories. Each chapter opens with a short version of a classical myth, then links the tale to plant names, showing how each plant…
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Gods and Goddesses in the Garden: Greco-Roman Mythology and the Scientific Names of Plants Hardcover - 2008
by Peter Bernhardt
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- Title Gods and Goddesses in the Garden: Greco-Roman Mythology and the Scientific Names of Plants
- Author Peter Bernhardt
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Printing
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Rutgers University Press, U.S.A.
- Date April 30, 2008
- ISBN 9780813542669 / 0813542669
- Weight 1.12 lbs (0.51 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.9 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Plants, Plants - Mythology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007024985
- Dewey Decimal Code 580.14
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