Nature, Gardening, Field Guides, Photography - History, Criticism, & Collections, Regional Gardening, Plants & Fungi, Flower Gardening
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Overview
This landmark guide offers a comprehensive survey of the native and naturalized wild plants of England, Scotland, and Wales. Useful and delightful, it covers 1,000 species, including trees and ferns. More than a definitive work of natural history, however, it is also a virtual encyclopedia of living folklore, recording the role of wild plants in social life, the arts, customs, and landscapes. The information has been supplied by the people themselves, creating a unique national record of the popular culture, domestic uses, and social meanings of Britain's wild plants. Splendidly written by naturalist Richard Mabey and illustrated with 500 fine color photographs, Flora Britannica is an elegant testimony to the continuing relationship between nature and man.Book Details
Published
October 7, 1996
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Pages
480
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781856193771