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[R.e.a.d] (B.o.o.k.s) Vickery's Folk Flora: An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants
Books Excerpt : This book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what people currently do and believe, rather than what Victorians did and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but flourishing; adapting and evolving as time goes by, even in urban areas.Each entry includes:- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.- A brief description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of cultivated plants, a history of their introduction to the British Isles- Information on the folklore and traditional uses of the plant, arranged where possible in a sequence starting with general folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional customs, use in folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual representatives of the plant.In addition to the
Books Excerpt : This book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what people currently do and believe, rather than what Victorians did and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but flourishing; adapting and evolving as time goes by, even in urban areas.Each entry includes:- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.- A brief description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of cultivated plants, a history of their introduction to the British Isles- Information on the folklore and traditional uses of the plant, arranged where possible in a sequence starting with general folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional customs, use in folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual representatives of the plant.In addition to the
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This book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants
and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications
Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what people currently do and believe, rather than
what Victorians did and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant
folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but flourishing; adapting and
evolving as time goes by, even in urban areas.Each entry includes:- The
plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.-
A brief description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of cultivated
plants, a history of their introduction to the British Isles- Information on the
folklore and traditional uses of the plant, arranged where possible in a
sequence starting with general folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional
customs, use in folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual
representatives of the plant.In addition to the
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