{"product_id":"9781474604628","title":"Vickery's Folk Flora : An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Vickery, Roy, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/04\/2019,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 912 pages, 16pp col; b\/w drawings throughout,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Orion Publishing Co,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Folklore myths \u0026amp; legends, Traditional medicine \u0026amp; herbal remedies, Trees wildflowers \u0026amp; plants\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781474604628\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach entry includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In addition to the major entries there are a number of minor entries for feast days, diseases and other subjects which direct readers to relevant major entries, e.g. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt. George's Day, on which red roses are worn; dandelions are gathered; and runner beans are planted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35023055945881,"sku":"9781474604628","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781474604628.jpg?v=1602535214","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781474604628","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}