Description: Extremely Rare Out-of-Print Original 1995 Edition. Pages clean, crisp and unmarked. The lightest shelf wear. No cover wear. No tanning of the pages.Images on listing, are of this book.PAPERBACK_______The great importance and usefulness of herbs among settlers in the American colonies are made abundantly clear in this charming volume. Compiled by members of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, this carefully researched and delightfully written guide provides a wealth of insights into the supply sources that sustained colonists of the period.Here are descriptions of more than 50 herbs and plants, from "simples" or medicinal flora that were believed to offer remedies for a number of ailments (including the ability to relieve pain from real or imagined afflictions) to those used as natural dyes, disinfectants, taste enhancers, and more. Among the varieties described here are bee balm, bloodroot, candytuft, daffodil, feverfew, hollyhock, hyssop, Jacob's-ladder, lady's bedstraw, lavender, lovage, lemon balm, marjoram, mint, parsley, periwinkle, primrose, rosemary, rue, sage, sweet woodruff, tansy, tarragon, thyme, violet, winter savory, wormwood, yarrow, and many others.Each plant is illustrated by an accurate drawing taken from early herbals and is accompanied by a quotation, anecdote, and informative description that includes popular and scientific names and the plant's use in colonial households.An invaluable collection for plant lovers and herb enthusiasts, this excellent reference will also delight anyone interested in early American life.
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Book Title: Herbs and Herb Lore of Colonial America Paperback 1995 LN
Book Series: Herbs and Herb Lore of Colonial America Paperback 1995 LN
Original Language: English
Item Length: 8.5in.
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: No
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 0.3in.
Personalized: No
Features: Abridged, Illustrated
Topic: Herbs, Natural Materials, Natural Medicine, Nature, Plants / General, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Folklore & Mythology, General, Herbal Medications
Item Width: 5.4in.
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Intended Audience: Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: Collector's Edition
Publication Year: 1995
Type: HERBS IN COLONIAL AMERICA
Literary Movement: Enlightenment, Modernism
Era: 2020s
Author: Colonial Dames of America Staff
Genre: Nature, Gardening, Health & Fitness, History, Social Science
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 4.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 80 Pages
