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Catalog Number |
1976.1.1578 |
Author / Creator |
Skinner, Charles M. |
Title |
MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF FLOWERS, TREES, FRUITS, AND PLANTS IN ALL AGES AND ALL CLIMES |
Published Date |
1925 |
Publisher |
J.B. Lippincott Company |
Description of Contents |
Directed at a amateur audience of home gardeners, and, given its publication date, likely of spiritualists, the book examines lore, myths, and legends of flowers, fruits, trees, and plants. Sections (identified in a contents list at the beginning of the book) are divided according to specific plant material. There is a short chapter on narcotics and plants, as well as one each on "fairy flowers" and "plants of ill-renown." |
Physical Description |
Book measures 6 1/4" wide; 8 1/2" tall; and 11/2" deep, with 302 pages of uneven cut edges. Printed on heavy newsprint. There are a few pencilled marks in the page margins. Front, back, and spine are covered in glazed green linen with title, author, and stylized images of grapes and roses on front cover and on spine. The spine also has the publisher's name at the bottom. No endpapers. No index. From the poor condition of the book, it appears to have been well-used. Illustrated with half-tone photos of landscape scenes and of well-known art carrying horticultural references. |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
Book Non-Fiction Nature Botany Horticulture Landscape Flowers Fruit Plant Tree Garden Myth |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Object Name |
Book |
Number of images |
17 |