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Synopsis
General Books publication date: 2009
Original publication date: 1922
Original Publisher: Minerva Press Description: Delightfully written, deftly illustrated work provides fascinating history of uses of plants -- their cultivation for medicinal purposes, flavoring, garnishes, perfumes plus their place in folklore and mythology. Material selected from variety of rare sources -- Anglo-Saxon herbals, early manuscripts, more.
Subjects: Botany
Botanical literature
Herbs
Herbals
Plants
Botany, Medical
Botany Great Britain History
Herbs Bibliography
Gardening / Herbs
Science / Life Sciences / Botany
Gardening / General
Gardening / Herbs
Health