The Cambridge Illustrated Glossary of Botanical Terms
Hickey, Michael and Clive King. 2002. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 9780521794015
We know that being able to draw plant subjects as accurately as possible is critical. Most of us have at least one glossary of plant terminology in our libraries (e.g., Plant Identification Terminology – An Illustrated Glossary by James G. Harris & Melinda Woolf Harris). Harris & Harris’ book is invaluable when trying to decipher detailed information about a plant specimen. When we reach for this book, it is because we are presented with terminology we do not understand. The illustrations accompanying each term in Harris & Harris help us see what we have never before noticed. But what do you do if you have only your plant specimen in front of you, lack the words to describe what you see, and therefore cannot look anything up?
You turn to Hickey & King’s illustrated glossary. Descriptive illustrations get top billing in this book. Most of this book is dedicated to labeled illustrations. A glossary of botanical terminology is provided for you to decipher unfamiliar terms. The illustrations in this book are very helpful, as is the way they are organized. Illustrations are organized in the following way: Roots, Storage Organs and Vegetative Reproduction; Seeds and Seedlings; Growth and Life Forms; General Features of Flowering Plants; Plant Features and Responses; Leaf-like Structures & Other Vegetative Features; Leaves; Hairs and Scales; Floral Features; Flower Structures; Features of Certain Plant Families; Fruits; Conifers and Conifer Allies; Ferns and Fern Allies.
The authors of this book express their hope “that readers at all levels of understanding, both amateur and professional, will find (this book) helpful in their chosen area of study, especially plant science, horticulture, field studies and botanical illustration.”
Buy this book and Harris & Harris (2001) from your local independent bookstore.
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