{"product_id":"vickerys-folk-flora-by-roy-vickery","title":"Vickerys Folk Flora by Roy Vickery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications Vickery's Folk Flora tells us what people currently do and believe, rather than what Victorians did and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but flourishing; adapting and evolving as time goes by, even in urban areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach entry includes:\u003cbr\u003e- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.\u003cbr\u003e- A brief description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of cultivated plants, a history of their introduction to the British Isles\u003cbr\u003e- Information on the folklore and traditional uses of the plant, arranged where possible in a sequence starting with general folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional customs, use in folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual representatives of the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the major entries there are a number of minor entries for feast days, diseases and other subjects which direct readers to relevant major entries, e.g. St. George's Day, on which red roses are worn; dandelions are gathered; and runner beans are planted.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Literary Cat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52856278319368,"sku":"9781474604628","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/7688\/0392\/files\/9781474604628.jpg?v=1763930429","url":"https:\/\/literarycatbooks.myshopify.com\/products\/vickerys-folk-flora-by-roy-vickery","provider":"Literary Cat Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}