Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs (1987)

by Claire Kowalchik, William H. Hylton (Editor)

Other authors: Anna Carr (Contributor), Catherine Cassidy (Contributor), Ellen Cohen (Contributor), Alice Decenzo (Contributor), Marjorie Hunt (Contributor) — 4 more, Judith Hurley (Contributor), Alison Miksch (Photographer), Susan Milius (Contributor), Kim Wilson (Contributor)

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In addition to an alphabetically arranged description of each herb, this lavishly illustrated volume contains background historical material, plus coverage of such subjects as medicinal uses, cooking, & gardening. A popular treatment of the history, uses and cultivation of herbs, science and lore, and home cultivation.… (more)

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The most complete and concise book of herbs on the market. (

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Mootastic1 | Jan 15, 2016 |

Informative and entertaining, this encyclopedia has already helped me improve my black thumb to more of a yellowish hue. Practical information such as ideal planting times and soil conditions fill sidebars, while the main pages are devoted to beautiful (and useful) illustrations and explanations of the history/uses/growing conditions of each herb. So far its information helped me save some flagging basil and lavender plants, and grow dill and sage from seed. (

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ArmchairAuthor | Jul 3, 2014 |

No garden library is complete without this book! (

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smbmom | Sep 21, 2007 |

A fantastic, thorough reference on using herbs for a variety of purposes. (

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herebedragons | Feb 9, 2007 |

Excellent resource, covers so many different herbs from so many angles. This will probably be my main reference because its the best I've read so far and covers everything I could possibly need to know. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Claire Kowalchik	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Hylton, William H.	Editor	main author	all editions	confirmed
Carr, Anna	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cassidy, Catherine	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Cohen, Ellen	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Decenzo, Alice	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hunt, Marjorie	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hurley, Judith	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Miksch, Alison	Photographer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Milius, Susan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Wilson, Kim	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs

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ACONITE
Aconitum Napellus Rannunculaceae
The violet-blue, hooded flower of aconite holds great beauty for the garden, but too, that hood shrouds a poison of great power.

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In addition to an alphabetically arranged description of each herb, this lavishly illustrated volume contains background historical material, plus coverage of such subjects as medicinal uses, cooking, & gardening. A popular treatment of the history, uses and cultivation of herbs, science and lore, and home cultivation.

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