[Herbalist] Fwd: [BG_herbalist] Book Review herbs for use and for Delight

lizdenpeters@juno.com lizdenpeters at juno.com
Wed Feb 22 05:56:24 PST 2006


I have this book and it is well worth the price.

Fionnghuala the Fair "Nuala" and/or my evil twin, Cedric
"Those who sacrifice liberty for security end up with neither."
      ~~ J. K. Gilbraith ~~


On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:02:33 -0600 brandtfamily at sprintmail.com writes:
> I wrote this for the BG_herbalist
> Pegasus
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> >
> > Date: February 16, 2006 6:33:13 AM CST
> > To: BG_Herblist <BG_herbalist at yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [BG_herbalist] Book Review herbs for use and for Delight
> >
> > Foley, Daniel J.   editor Herbs for use and for Delight: An 
> anthology 
> > from the Herbarist a Publication of the Herb Society of America. 
> Dover 
> > Publications, NY 1974.. with an introduction written by Daniel J. 
> > Foley editor.
> > ISBN 0-486-23104-8
> > Library of Congress Number QK83 .F64 1974
> > Dewie Dismal: 581.6/3
> > Current price as of 2/14/06 $8.95
> >
> >
> > Herbs for use and for Delight
> >
> >      This volume of 323 pages is a collect of 61 essays taken from 
> the 
> > pages of “the Herbarist”  the annual publication of the Herb 
> Society 
> > of America.
> >  (http://www.herbsociety.org/) .  _Herbs for use and deligh_t can 
> be 
> > broken into two parts one covering topics about the plants 
> themselves 
> > this include Burnet, Angelica Archangelica, lavenders, rosemary, 
> thyme 
> > etc. and what you can do with them. Such as “herbs in knots and 
> > laces”, “A list for an old English Wort Garden”, as well as essays 
> 
> > that cover teas, herbals, spices and dyes.  This volume contains 
> > several articles of interest to us.  These being the ones on the 
> > English wort garden and knot gardens as well as the dyers and 
> scents.  
> > Most of the essays are accompanied by small bibliographies.  I 
> would 
> > highly recommend this book you each of your libraries.
> > Pegasus
> >
> 
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