FREE: Green Magic, Flowers Plants & Herbs in Lore & Legend by Lesley Gordon

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Isbn number 0670354279 printed in great britain by jolly & barber limited published 1977 by the viking press.
black and white photos abound in this fantastic book of plants, magic, & lore. 200 pages. this could be called the everything you ever wanted to know about flowers and herbs and the lore surrounding them i think!

the dustjacket is torn on the upper right corner otherwise it's in good condition.

contents: flowers and the gods; christian flower legends; plant deities and garden saints; the doctrine of signatures; plants and planets; witchcraft and wild flowers; the devils plant lore; plant fantasy; drosera or dracula; some herbals and herbalists; bouquet garni; the physic garden; poison gardens; plants of love, hate and blood; from lady mary's purse; remembered perfumes; flowers from shakespeare; a chold among flowers; ceremonial flowers; laurels and bays, and the victor's crown; political and historical flowers; flowers and the craftsmen; floral calendars; flowers and plants as trade signs. special features inclue astrological chart, pictorial flower calendar, vocabulary