This book is a celebration of color, fragrance, texture, and flavor, with many delightful surprises, some of which leap out at the viewer while others are hidden away in corners waiting to be discovered. This is not a comprehensive text for the researcher but a sample of this and that for the browser wishing to drink in the smells and tastes brought forth by the lush, brilliantly lighted, often full-page photos of approximately 46 types of individual herbs.
For those wishing to experience a stroll down the paths of eight outstanding herb gardens that exist in various parts of the country, and for those just wishing to learn a bit about early herb texts and view reproductions of seed packet art in the section on "early herbals and art." The clear, eye-catching photos of most of the individual herbs are accompanied by brief statements about the history of the herb, the culinary, medicinal, and other uses, and cultivation advice.
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