Good books or websites about the botanical names of plants?

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  1. revin helen

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    I don't mean to be difficult but a lot of the latin names for plants are greek
     
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      Plant names simplified (Their Pronunciation Derivation & Meaning) by A.T.Johnson and H.A.Smith
      ISBN No. 0900513 04 7
      I find this very useful
       
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      I am ok for Latin, but "years" and "ears" as well as some other sounds of the English language they just don't come easy to me...oh well!
       
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      Thanks for all of these.
       
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