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THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE PEOPLES OF THE GWEMBE VALLEY
Reynolds, B., 1968, 262 pp. + fold-out map, cloth. Superb treatise on the material culture of these African people includes information on edible, useful, & medicinal plants. D/j lightly soiled. Very good.
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THE MINTS OF THE GREEKS & ROMANS & THEIR CONDIMENTARY USES
Andrews, A., 1958, pp. 127-149, wraps. History of the culinary use of various mints by early Mediterranean cultures. Damp stained. Reading copy.
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THE SCENTED WILD FLOWERS OF BRITAIN
Genders, R., 1971, 1st ed., 256 pp., 32 color pl., cloth. Illustrated guide to the flowers of the United Kingdom that have a lovely odor. Information is included on the botany, cultivation, history, and lore of these plants. Occ. spotting on fore-edge & d/j. Very good.
"Did you know that the flowers of Flag Iris have a disagreeable perfume but the leaves, when crushed, powerfully scent the air like tangerines or cinnamon, while in America the roots are sliced, boiled, and candied? That Hawthorne leaves are fine in sandwiches? That a sprig of Wormwood hung up keeps flies away; it used to be strewn on cottage floors as an effective insect repellent?....Mr. Genders begins with a general introduction to the subject of plant scents nice and nasty, their chemistry and insect pollinators, the classification of their essential oils (why a Wallflower smells partly of violets and May Blossom pleasant at a distance but foul close to), their uses to man.....beautifully illustrated - with 100 species accurately depicted in colour and a further 44 in pen-and-ink drawings."
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USELESS WEEDS OR WILD FOOD?
Ward, P., 1973, 36 pp., wraps. Introduction to edible plants of NJ. Very good.
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VEGETABLE FATS & OILS
Janieson, G.S., 1932, 1st ed., 444 pp., cloth. The chemistry, production and utilization of vegetable fats and oils for edible, medicinal and technical purposes. Useful reference. Ex-lib., fore-edge soiled. Good.
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WILD HARVEST
Knap, A.H., 1975, 1st ed., 190 pp. Good introduction to edible wild plants. No d/j. Good+.
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WILDFLOWERS OF THE UNITED STATES-THE NORTHEASTERN STATES
Rickett, H.W., 1965, 1st ed., 559 pp., hardcover, folio, boxed set (2 vol.). One of the most ambitious botanical projects ever published. Dr. Rickett, along with the New York Botanical Garden, created this massive color illustrated flora of the U.S. Very Good.
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