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Genre/Form: | Nonfiction 0 Gesamtdarstellung Bildband |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
J G Vaughan; Catherine Geissler; Barbara Nicholson |
ISBN: | 9780199549467 019954946X |
OCLC Number: | 251213309 |
Notes: | Rev. and updated ed. of: The Oxford book of food plants / illustrations by B.E. Nicholson. 1969. Previous edition: 1997. |
Description: | xxxiii, 249 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
Contents: | Grain crops -- Sugar crops -- Sago and palm hearts -- Oilseeds and fruits -- Oriental water plants -- Legumes -- Apples, pears & quince -- Cherries, plums, peaches & apricots -- Strawberries -- Raspberries, brambles and related berries -- Currants and gooseberries -- Fruiting species of the Ericaceae -- Citrus fruits -- Grapes -- Fig, mulberry, and pomegranate -- Tropical fruits -- Stimulants and beverages -- Vegetable fruits -- Spices and flavourings -- Herbs -- Salad plants -- Leaf vegetables -- Stem, inflorescence and bulb vegetables -- Root crops -- Seaweeds -- Mushrooms, truffles and other edible fungi -- Some wild plants -- Nutrition and health. |
Responsibility: | J.G. Vaughan and C.A. Geissler ; illustrations by B.E. Nicholson, Elisabeth Dowle & Elizabeth Rice. |
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Review from previous edition Ditch Delia Smith... and tuck into The New Oxford Book of Food Plants... a concise and well-illustrated historical, biological, pharmacological, nutritional and culinary guide to eating plants. New Scientist Hand painted full-page illustrations are just one of the delights of this comprehensive guide to edible plants... An appealing, indispensible reference book for everyone who loves to eat, cook, and garden. Gusto! The illustrations are both handsome and helpful. The text, in its terse way, is a knockout... It should be everyone's cup of tea (not to mention cocoa, and of course, coffee). The Guardian This book... will surely become an indispensible reference work and teaching aid. May it sell by the thousand! Plant Talk Read more...


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