Bloomsbury

Concise Herb Guide (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, includes more than 180 herbs from Britain and Europe.

Each herb type is illustrated with accurate full-colour artworks that show details of the flowers and leaves, roots and bark where applicable, and growth habit. A concise written account covers culinary, medicinal and other uses, size, description, habitat and distribution. Many of these plants grow wild in Britain and other parts of Europe, and can also be cultivated in gardens or foraged. The guide additionally includes exotic but commonly used species such as Vanilla, Cloves, Cinnamon and Star-anise.

The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, making this ebook an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472922366
• Artikelnr.: 42368226

Autorenporträt

Endorsed by The Wildlife Trusts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction What are Herbs? Uses of Herbs Gathering Herbs in the Wild
Growing Herbs Harvesting, Drying and Storing Herbs Explanations of Some
Relevant Terms Herbs Junipers Willows Hop Wax-myrtles Nettles Sandalwoods
Knotweeds Goosefoots Amaranths Pinks Buttercups Poppies Cabbages Capers
Laurels Star-anises Custard Apples Stonecrops Roses Balsams Peas
Nasturtiums Geraniums Spurges Rues Torchwoods Quassias Buckthorns Limes
Mallows St John's-worts Violets Myrtles Willowherbs Witch-hazels Nutmegs
Ivies Carrots Heathers Gentians Olives Bogbeans Bedstraws Borages Verbenas
Dead-nettles Nightshades Sesames Figworts Valerians Broomrapes Plantains
Peppers Elderberries Daisies Amaranths Aloes Onions Asparaguses Irises True
Grasses Duckweeds Gingers Orchids Water-plantains Bulrushes