Excerpt from Torreya, Vol. 28: A Bi-Monthly Journal of Botanical Notes and NewsIn the preface the author explains that the object of the book is to get at a reasonable pronunciation of the Latin names of some familiar ¿owers and, when possible, their interesting deriva tions and history. After a short introduction giving the rules of Latin pronunciation, there are notes on the name-givers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.