{"product_id":"vickerys-folk-flora-an-a-z-of-the-folklore-and-uses-of-british-and-irish-plants-roy-vickery","title":"Vickery's Folk Flora: An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants; Roy Vickery","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVickery's Folk Flora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach entry includes:\u003cbr\u003e- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSt. George's Day\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, on which red \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eroses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are worn; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003edandelions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are gathered; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003erunner beans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e are planted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Secret Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48989734109529,"sku":"2272","price":16.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/8921\/4278\/files\/Vickery_sFolkFloraAnA-ZoftheFolkloreandUsesofBritishandIrishPlants_RoyVickery.jpg?v=1721379416","url":"https:\/\/www.thesecretbookstore.live\/products\/vickerys-folk-flora-an-a-z-of-the-folklore-and-uses-of-british-and-irish-plants-roy-vickery","provider":"The Secret Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}