{"product_id":"in-the-name-of-plants-from-attenborough-to-washington-the-people-behind-plant-names","title":"In the Name of Plants: From Attenborough to Washington, the People Behind Plant Names","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eIn the Name of Plants: From Attenborough to Washington, the People Behind Plant Names\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eSandra Knapp\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780226824307\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of Chicago Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vividly illustrated meeting with thirty plants and their inspiring namesakes\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shakespeare famously asserted that \"a rose by any other name would smell as sweet,\" and that's as true for common garden roses as it is for the \u003ci\u003eMegacorax\u003c\/i\u003e, a genus of evening primroses. Though it may not sound like it, the \u003ci\u003eMegacorax \u003c\/i\u003ewas actually christened in honor of famed American botanist Peter Raven, its name a play on the Latin words for \"great raven.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this lush and lively book, celebrated botanist Sandra Knapp explores the people whose names have been immortalized in plant genera, presenting little-known stories about both the featured plants and their eponyms alongside photographs and botanical drawings from the collections of London's Natural History Museum. Readers will see familiar plants in a new light after learning the tales of heroism, inspiration, and notoriety that led to their naming. Take, for example, nineteenth-century American botanist Alice Eastwood, after whom the yellow aster--\u003ci\u003eEastwoodia elegans\u003c\/i\u003e--is named. Eastwood was a pioneering plant collector who also singlehandedly saved irreplaceable specimens from the California Academy of Sciences during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Or more recently, the fern genus \u003ci\u003eGaga\u003c\/i\u003e, named for the pop star and actress Lady Gaga, whose verdant heart-shaped ensemble at the 2010 Grammy Awards bore a striking resemblance to a giant fern gametophyte. Knapp's subjects range from Charles Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus Darwin (\u003ci\u003eDarwinia\u003c\/i\u003e), and legendary French botanist Pierre Magnol--who lends his name to the magnolia tree--to US founding figures like George Washington (\u003ci\u003eWashingtonia\u003c\/i\u003e) and Benjamin Franklin (\u003ci\u003eFranklinia\u003c\/i\u003e). Including granular details on the taxonomy and habitats for thirty plants alongside its vibrant illustrations, this book is sure to entertain and enlighten any plant fan.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"In the Name of Plants: From Attenborough to Washington, the People Behind Plant Names | Sandra Knapp | Hardcover | 9780226824307 | New | Gardening 1625132","offer_id":50699092033794,"sku":"1625132","price":41.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81yGhwYKicL.jpg?v=1791580000","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/in-the-name-of-plants-from-attenborough-to-washington-the-people-behind-plant-names","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}