Posted by Sacha on September 2, 2011, 12:46 pm
We had to empty some bookshelves because we're having the walls
painted. Hidden in the 'gardening section' we found the above really
useful little book by A.T. Johnson & H.A. Smith. The original was
printed in 1931! I have another very erudite and wordy botanical
dictionary somewhere which is so good at its job that I don't really
know where to start using it when I want a simple definition of a
botanical description. This little volume cracks that problem. If
anyone finds it in a second-hand books shop somewhere, I recommend they
grab it fast!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Chris Hogg on September 2, 2011, 1:45 pm
>We had to empty some bookshelves because we're having the walls
>painted. Hidden in the 'gardening section' we found the above really
>useful little book by A.T. Johnson & H.A. Smith. The original was
>printed in 1931! I have another very erudite and wordy botanical
>dictionary somewhere which is so good at its job that I don't really
>know where to start using it when I want a simple definition of a
>botanical description. This little volume cracks that problem. If
>anyone finds it in a second-hand books shop somewhere, I recommend they
>grab it fast!
What was the title, and who was the publisher? A quick search on The
Advanced Book Exchange reveals lots of gardening books by AT Johnson
on his own, and one by HA Smith, but nothing available by the pair of
them, worldwide, so it won't easily be found I guess. Arthur Johnson
was an authority on heathers among other things, and has a variety of
E. x darleyensis (E.carnea x E. mediterranea/erigena) named after him.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by Sacha on September 2, 2011, 6:11 pm
>
>> We had to empty some bookshelves because we're having the walls
>> painted. Hidden in the 'gardening section' we found the above really
>> useful little book by A.T. Johnson & H.A. Smith. The original was
>> printed in 1931! I have another very erudite and wordy botanical
>> dictionary somewhere which is so good at its job that I don't really
>> know where to start using it when I want a simple definition of a
>> botanical description. This little volume cracks that problem. If
>> anyone finds it in a second-hand books shop somewhere, I recommend they
>> grab it fast!
>
> What was the title, and who was the publisher? A quick search on The
> Advanced Book Exchange reveals lots of gardening books by AT Johnson
> on his own, and one by HA Smith, but nothing available by the pair of
> them, worldwide, so it won't easily be found I guess. Arthur Johnson
> was an authority on heathers among other things, and has a variety of
> E. x darleyensis (E.carnea x E. mediterranea/erigena) named after him.
The title is the Subject heading. The 1931 edition has copyright to WH
& L Collingridge as a the second revised edition. The The Hamlyn
Publishing Group is naed in 1972, 1976, 1979 and 1981. Published by
Landsman Bookshop Ltd. Printed by RB Hall Ltd. Swadlinctoe ISBN 900513
04 7
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Chris Hogg on September 3, 2011, 2:40 am
>> What was the title, and who was the publisher? A quick search on The
>> Advanced Book Exchange reveals lots of gardening books by AT Johnson
>> on his own, and one by HA Smith, but nothing available by the pair of
>> them, worldwide, so it won't easily be found I guess. Arthur Johnson
>> was an authority on heathers among other things, and has a variety of
>> E. x darleyensis (E.carnea x E. mediterranea/erigena) named after him.
>The title is the Subject heading.
Thanks Sacha. I realised that when I saw Jake's reply. When I did my
ABE search I assumed publication dates in the range 1925 to 1935, and
didn't think of reprints. Brain wasn't working very well last night
:-(
>The 1931 edition has copyright to WH & L Collingridge as a the second
>revised edition. The The Hamlyn Publishing Group is naed in 1972, 1976,
>1979 and 1981. Published by Landsman Bookshop Ltd. Printed by RB Hall
>Ltd. Swadlinctoe ISBN 900513 04 7
A popular book judging by the number of reprints.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by Jake on September 2, 2011, 1:50 pm
>We had to empty some bookshelves because we're having the walls
>painted. Hidden in the 'gardening section' we found the above really
>useful little book by A.T. Johnson & H.A. Smith. The original was
>printed in 1931! I have another very erudite and wordy botanical
>dictionary somewhere which is so good at its job that I don't really
>know where to start using it when I want a simple definition of a
>botanical description. This little volume cracks that problem. If
>anyone finds it in a second-hand books shop somewhere, I recommend they
>grab it fast!
Try Amazon at
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plant-Names-Simplified-Pronunciation-Derivation/dp/0900513047
At time of looking their marketplace sellers had a new one for £15 and
14 second hand from 61p! Looks like it was reprinted in 1986.
Cheers
Jake
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>painted. Hidden in the 'gardening section' we found the above really
>useful little book by A.T. Johnson & H.A. Smith. The original was
>printed in 1931! I have another very erudite and wordy botanical
>dictionary somewhere which is so good at its job that I don't really
>know where to start using it when I want a simple definition of a
>botanical description. This little volume cracks that problem. If
>anyone finds it in a second-hand books shop somewhere, I recommend they
>grab it fast!