Herbal Handbook: 50 Profiles in Words and Art from the Rare Book Collections of the New York Botanical Garden it is "recommended for night-table

it is "recommended for night-table reading in the most pragmatic sense" (The New York Times Book Review)

poking fun at modern society and the woodland community in equal measure

Anders limps into a Black Union regiment in a stolen uniform

finds it impossible to stand safely aside as an observer

friendships

Herbal Handbook: 50 Profiles in Words and Art from the Rare Book Collections of the New York Botanical Garden it is "recommended for night-tableHerbal Handbook is a charming, information packed guide to 51 herbs and their uses illustrated with rare botanical art from the renowned archives of The New York Botanical Garden. Did you know that woodruff was used as a room freshener in the Middle Ages; that crushed bergamot leaves can soothe bee stings; and that dried fenugreek seeds were found in the tomb of King Tutankhamen? Herbs are magical, and their uses myriad. Inside Herbal Handbook are