Arthur Robert Harding (July 1871 - 1930), better known as A. R. Harding, was an American outdoorsman and founder of Hunter-Trader-Trapper and Fur-Fish-Game Magazine, and publisher, editor and author of many popular outdoor how-to books of the early 1900s. His company was known as the A. R. Harding Publishing Company of Columbus, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri.A. R. Harding, the son of Alvin Bartlett Harding (1835-1908) and Mary "Mollie" Thompson Harding (1844-1910), was born July 1871 in Gallia County, Ohio. The family lived in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio near Kyger, along the Ohio...

This special re-print edition of A.R. Harding's book "Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants" contains a large amount of information on growing and using ginseng, as well as other medicinal herbs. Written in 1908, included are historic details on growing, harvesting and using ginseng and other medicinal herbs. Chapters include Herbs and Plants As A Source of Revenue, List of Plants Having Medicinal Value, Cultivation of Wild Plants, The Story of Ginseng, Ginseng Cultivation, Medicinal Qualities of Ginseng, Ginseng in China, A Michigan Mint Farm, Golden Seal Cultivation, Golden Seal History,...