A botanical history with a hint of the macabre…
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A little pocket-book of 64 pages, brimming over with facts and folklore about poisonous plants. Actual accounts of poisoning are included and are given along with detailed descriptions of the plants themselves and their historical uses. There is also a useful table in the appendices of which plants are harmful to farm animals and pets.
The book is illustrated throughout with botanically accurate fine art engravings, crisply reproduced on quality paper. Although the small scale production cost of a little book of this size would not generally cover the cost of colour illustrations, the botanical illustrations are both elegant and botanically accurate, being created by noted masters of the art, such as John Edward Sowerby and Walther Otto Müller, in the Victorian era. True to that tradition, the illustrations actually show more detail that can be used for identification purposes than a single photograph could ever show.
What people have to say about the book…
“Comprehensive…Highly Recommended”
Michael Howard, The Cauldron
“A useful and informative guide – I will not look at plants the same again!”
“Just right to take out and explore”
from Amazon.co.uk
“A useful little book, beautifully illustrated…
A must for anyone who is interested in nature.”
from WHSmith.co.uk
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