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Bezig met laden... The history and folklore of North American wildflowers (editie 1994)door Timothy Coffey (Auteur), Steven Foster (Voorwoord)
Informatie over het werkThe History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers door Timothy Coffey
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"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."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)582.13Natural sciences and mathematics Plants Plants noted for specific vegetative characteristics and flowers Herbaceous and woody plants, plants noted for their flowers Flowering plantsLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.38)
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For this book, plants were chosen from those listed in standard guides, such as Peterson and Audubon Society publications. Entries discuss about 700 plants from over 90 families. Plants featured were those used by the Indians and/or colonists.
Arrangement is by family according to evolutionary development, i.e., the oldest (lizard's-tail) to most recent (orchid). For each of the entries, basic information includes the common name, the Latin name and its translation, and any vernacular names. One or more paragraphs quote what various writers have observed about the plant. For example, the entry Houseleek (13 vernacular names, including hen-and-chickens) refers to a Roman belief alluded to by William Bullein (1562), mentions its use in Ireland (citing Grigson, 1955), and quotes Thoreau's 1850 description.
There are one or two illustrations per page, line drawings reprinted from Britton and Brown's Illustrated Flora (1896). The 10-page introduction discusses scope, major sources consulted, indexing, illustrations, and sources of vernacular names. Included are a glossary and a brief section of biographies (Pliny the Elder to Jacob Bigelow). A 12-page bibliography of books and articles and two indexes (personal names and plant names) conclude the book.