This is a revised edition of John Gerrard s 1597 horticultural handbook, Gerard's Herball . This edition has been rearranged so that the plants form a garden calendar, with each one grouped according to its flowering seasons. This extensive and profusely illustrated book will appeal to modern gardeners and horticulturalists alike, and is not to be missed by collectors of classic literature of this ilk. Contents Include: The Herbal, The Seasons of the Year, Notes and Tables, Sundry Virtues, Alphabetical Table of Plants, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and...

This vintage book is Sir James Knowles The Legends of King Arthur and his Knights . King Arthur is the legendary British monarch of the late fifth and early sixth centuries. He was the subject of many medieval histories and romances, and purportedly headed the defence of Britain against the Saxons in the sixth century. A fantastic retelling of this famous tale, The Legends of King Arthur and his Knights will appeal to those with an interest in the Arthurian legend, and would make for a great addition to any bookshelf. Contents include: The Finding of Merlin, The Fight of the Dragons, The...

John Gerards Of the Historie of Plants, better known as Gerards Herball and first published in 1597, is one of the most delightful of Elizabethan herbals. Its glorious prose, the folk-lore steeping its pages, and all its quaint conceits about the "Vertues" of herbs, are known by reputation the world over. This is partly because no book on flowers or trees can be written without quotations from his glowing pages, but mainly because the work has won an unchallenged place of honour as the most delightful, fragrant, and refreshing of all old-time herbals, as it is by far the most amusing.

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