July 09, 2003
A Dictionary of Plant Lore
Book Description
Why do the Welsh wear a daffodil on St David's Day and the Irish a shamrock for St Patrick? Why do we send flowers to weddings and funerals or kiss under the mistletoe? From elderflower tea (`a universal panacea') to lesser yellow trefoil (the true shamrock), from corn dollies and crop circles to plants which forecast the weather (pennywort and scarlet pimpernel), this dictionary is a vivid and colorful account of British and Irish plant-lore. It is written by one of the world's esteemed botanical and folk lore authorities.Synopsis
Offering a vivid and colourful account of British and Irish plant-lore, this dictionary answers questions such as why the Welsh wear a daffodil on St David's Day and the Irish a shamrock for St Patrick, and why we send flowers to weddings and funerals or kiss under the mistletoe? From elderflower tea ("a universal panacea") to lesser yellow trefoil (the true shamrock), from corn dollies and crop circles to plants which forecast the weather (pennywort and scarlet pimpernel), this dictionary covers them all. It also includes: superstitions and herbal remedies; folksong and children's games; and folk-names in use today never previously recorded.
| Author: | Vickery, Roy. |
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| Title: | A dictionary of plant-lore / compiled by Roy Vickery. |
| Series: | Oxford paperback reference |
| Published: | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997. |
| Physical Description: | xix, 437 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Includes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-430) and index. |
| Subject (LCSH): | 1. Plants--Folklore--Dictionaries. 2. Plants--Ireland--Folklore--Dictionaries. 3. Plants--Great Britain--Folklore--Dictionaries. |
| Other Title: | Plant-lore |
| Notes: | "First published 1995 by Oxford University Press. First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 1997"--T.p. verso. |
| ISBN: | 0192800531 |
| Other Identifying Number: | GB97-33034 |
| Call number: | GR780.V53 1997 |
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