A British Flora

byGeoffrey Grigson

Aaron's Beard to Yellow-wort

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A lost classic, now back in print in stunning livery, championed by Lewis-Stempel, our 'finest living nature writer'. A British Flora introduces all Britain's flowers and plants - of field, hedgerow and garden, both rare and common. Each one is listed by family and then with their Latin, common and also various regional names – with a discussion of their magical, mythical, culinary religious and medicinal properties + literary and historical connections.
Scattered throughout the book are medieval woodcuts, rhymes, proverbs and potions.
An essential reference and a beautiful gift.

About Geoffrey Grigson

Geoffrey Edward Harvey Grigson (2 March 1905 – 25 November 1985) was a British poet, writer, editor, critic, exhibition curator, anthologist and naturalist. He reviewed for the New York Review of Books and was editor of the influential magazine New Verse and published 13 collections of his own poetry, as well as compiling numerous anthologies. He was also author of many other books on subjects including art, travel and the countryside.
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  • Imprint: Doubleday
  • ISBN: 9781529994094
  • Length: 480 pages
  • Price: £20.00
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