Witch's Garden: Plants in Folklore, Magic and Traditional Medicine (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) by Sandra Lawrence

Witch's Garden describes over 50 of the world's most powerful magical plants and their uses, mythical and proven. Wise women, apothecaries, witches, herbalists: whatever you call them, those who use plants for their fabled mystical and healing properties have existed for thousands of years. From the screaming mandrake to calming St John's Wort, and from healing yarrow to poisonous henbane, the history of esoteric species is often as dark and mysterious as the art of herbalism itself. Including tales of remedies for everything from bad weather and broken hearts to protection from evil and achieving immortality, Witch's Garden features exquisite botanical illustrations and fascinating specimens held within the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while archival images depicting occult practices evoke the bewitching nature of these curious species.

From the Publisher The Magic of Mushrooms Witch's Garden The Golden Age of Botanical Art Plant Words Rare Plants The Botanical Treasury Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Add to Cart Customer Reviews 190 770 75 48 40 18 Price $10 57 $19 12 $30 95 $9 60 $42 83 $98 99 Author Sandra Lawrence Sandra Lawrence Martyn Rix Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ed Ikin, Director of Kew's wild botanic garden at Wakehurst Christopher Mills, Head of Library, Art and Archives at Kew Summary of the book Explore the wonderful world of the most incredible natural forms on our planet - fungi; including their influence on folklore, science and the occult. In this bewitching book, discover more than 50 of the world's most powerful magical plants and their uses, mythical and proven. A beautiful collection of some of the great names of botanical art, including rarely published and previously unpublished illustrations. An eclectic treasury of 250 horticultural terms to make you an expert in everything from algae to the wood-wide web. Encased in a collector's box with 40 botanical prints. Explore what makes the world's most uncommon plants so exceptional, and how they have become so scarce. Encased in a collector's box with 40 botanical prints. Celebrates the world’s most fascinating plants through rare prints and classic texts from Kew’s extensive archive. Number of Plants 100+ 50+ 100+ 250 plant words and terms 40 40 Number of illustrations 200 200 250 80 250 250 Number of Pages 208 208 256 208 224 176