Ireland's generous nature : the past and present uses of wild plants in Ireland / Peter Wyse Jackson.

By:

Wyse Jackson, Peter [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

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)

Other title:

Past and present uses of wild plants in Ireland

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

582.13 WYS

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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 Many historical references have been included from a wide range of Irish literature.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.

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Title notes ( 7 )

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	582.13 WYS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100467787

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.

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.