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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Griffith, Lawrence D. Flowers and herbs of early America. New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, c2008 (OCoLC)690527901 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lawrence D Griffith; Barbara Temple Lombardi; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. |
| ISBN: | 9780300145366 9780300164541 0300164548 0300145365 |
| OCLC Number: | 223869973 |
| Notes: | "The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation." |
| Description: | xi, 292 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 28 cm. |
| Contents: | Flowers. Annuals ; Biennials ; Perennials -- Herbs. Annuals ; Biennial ; Perennials. |
| Responsibility: | by Lawrence D. Griffith ; photography by Barbara Temple Lombardi. |
Abstract:
Hounds-tongue. Ragged robin. Costmary. Pennyroyal. All-heal. These plants, whose very names conjure up a bygone world, were among the great variety of flowers and herbs grown in America's colonial and early Federal gardens. This book documents fifty-six species of flowers and herbs and provides details on how they were cultivated and used.
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"Mr. Griffith's knowledge is both scholarly and as practical as that of any gardener who has spent hours weeding on his hands and knees."--Anne Raver, "New York Times"--Anne Raver"New York Times" (03/26/2009) Read more...
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