Fearless Latin: A Gardener's Introduction to Botanical Nomenclature

What's your favorite gardening tool? Is it trowel that just fits your hand or a favorite pair of pruners? Mine is botanical Latin.
When you think about it, botanical Latin is a truly marvelous tool with numerous uses and applications. More important, it is one tool that gets sharper with use and age.
What makes botanical Latin such a good tool? First, it gives you a precise common language. Second, it can tell things like where a plant comes from, what kind of habitat it prefers, how big it will grow.
If it is such a great tool, why do so many gardeners shy away from it? The simple answer is fear. The goal of this little book is to take away the fear of using this wonderful tool.