Ireland's generous nature : the past and present uses of wild plants in Ireland / Peter Wyse Jackson.
Material type: TextLanguage: English, Irish Publication details: St. Louis, Missouri : Missouri Botanical Garden Press, [2014]Description: xii, 750 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cmISBN:- 9780915279784 (cloth edition)
- 0915279789 (cloth edition)
- Past and present uses of wild plants in Ireland
- 582.13 WYS
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Ireland's Generous Nature is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present-day uses of wild plant species in Ireland. It records a wealth of traditional knowledge about Irish plant use, knowledge that has been disappearing fast. More than 1500 wild plants are detailed in a systematic list, which gives both their Irish and English names. Many historical references have been included from a wide range of Irish literature. This lively and scholarly book shows how plants have been used in virtually every aspect of human life in Ireland: food, clothes, medicine, construction, drinks, veterinary medicine, human health and beauty, and even death.
Map on front endpapers.
National Botanic Gardens of Ireland.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Historical plant use in Ireland -- Nature's materials : wild plants used for construction/handicrafts -- Nature's larder : wild plants used as food -- Nature's medicine chest : medicinal plants in Ireland -- Horticultural uses for plants -- Plants as symbols -- Tropical drift seeds and fruits -- Introduced (non-native) plants -- Irish and other vernacular names -- An ethnobotany of wild plants in Ireland : a systematic list.
Peter Wyse Jackson\'s Ireland\'s Generous Nature is the first ever comprehensive account of the historical and present-day uses of wild plant species in Ireland. It records a wealth of traditional knowledge about Irish plant use, knowledge that has been disappearing fast. More than 1500 wild plants are detailed in a systematic list, which gives both their Irish and English names. Many historical references have been included from a wide range of Irish literature. This lively and scholarly book shows how plants have been used in virtually every aspect of human life in Ireland: food, clothes, medicine, construction, drinks, veterinary medicine, human health and beauty, and even death. The book is richly illustrated with photographs, as well as botanical paintings by Irish artist Lydia Shackleton (1828-1914). Its blend of scientific and historic facts with myths, superstition and tales offers an unrivalled account of the rich heritage of Irish plants.--Page 4 of cover.
Plant names also in Irish.