Dandelion, pokeweed, and goosefoot:
how the early settlers used plants for food, medicine, and in the home.
With illus. by Grambs Miller.

Description

Main Author

Schaeffer, Elizabeth, 1939-

Related Names

Miller, Grambs., illus.

Language(s)

English

Published

[Reading, Mass.] Young Scott Books [1972]

Subjects

Traditional medicine.
Plants > Plants / Folklore.
Plants, Useful.
Plants, Useful > Plants, Useful / United States > Plants, Useful / United States / Folklore.
Plants, Useful > Plants, Useful / United States > Plants, Useful / United States / Juvenile literature.

Summary

Describes the various plants used by the early settlers as food and medicine and includes recipes as well as instructions for making a garden, pressing plants, and dyeing cloth.

Physical Description

94 p. illus. 25 cm.

ISBN

0201093049

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