Description: Thank you for looking at our listing. A purchase supports Friends of Spanish Peaks Library District! These books are donated from different sources. This book is in very good condition, Soviet on dust jacket, see photos for details. I will combine shipping for each additional item purchased. Please do not pay for books until you are done bidding/shopping, and I will create a new Invoice with the reduced shipping charges. Please, I cannot issue refunds due to penalties that EBay assesses. Feel free to submit any questions you have. Thanks The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers Timothy Coffey More than a field guide or gardening handbook, this volume is a fascinating compendium of the popular lore, social history and practical uses of North American wildflowers from pre-colonial times to the 20th century. The only resource of its kind, North American Wildflowers explains, for instance, what healing powers are attributed to the poppy in medical folklore, how the Indians used hemp and where a cornflower is known as a "bachelor's button." Generously illustrated with over 350 charming 19th- and early 20th- century engravings, and covering more than 700 plant species, this book contains entries that include both common and botanical names along with their etymologies and many regional variants. Social histories are drawn from classical, British and early American sources, including herbal and botanical guides, and feature the uses, medicinal properties and cultural importance of each plant, including superstitions, traditions and informative anecdotes. The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers will be both a popular resource and an important contribution to the growing field of ethnobotany. It is sure to be welcomed by a wide audience, including nature lovers, serious botanists, students of American history and culture, and, of course, gardeners.
Price: 14.5 USD
Location: Walsenburg, Colorado
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Dust Jacket
Author: Timothy Coffey
Region: North America
Publisher: Facts On File
Topic: North American Wildflowers
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subject: Outdoor & Nature
Year Printed: 1993
