The Complete Language of Herbs: A Definitive and Illustrated History - Pocket Edition [Hardcover]

Discover the meanings, powers, facts, and folklore for over 500 herbs and spices inThe Complete Language of Herbs—now in a pocket-size edition for easy, on-the-go reference.

Along with abeautiful visual depiction, each entry provides the herb or spice’sscientific and common names,characteristics, andhistoric meanings and powersfrom mythology, medieval legends, folklore, and flower poetry.
 
Did you know that allspice can be added to herbal mixtures to attract money or luck? Or that sprinkling arrowroot at the doors of your home will keep guests’ negative energy from entering? Reaching the height of popularity during the Victorian era, floriographies—dictionaries of symbolic flower meanings—were an amusing pastime and art to subtly communicate unspoken emotions.

To complement the success ofThe Complete Language of Flowers,author S. Theresa Dietz has scoured historic sources and compiled an equally beautiful compendium inThe Complete Language of Herbs, revealing the secrets and powers ofhundreds of common and forgotten herbs and spices from around the world.

Together withstunning full-color illustrationsandtwo indexes, one for searchingby common herb and spice nameand the other organizedby meaning, this beautiful reference is a must-have for gardeners, chefs, party planners, and food enthusiasts.
 Spring, summer, and autumn container gardening on a small apartment’s balcony is all the more appreciated during the short growing season in the Enchanted Mountains of Western New York State where eclectic artist and writerS.Theresa Dietzmakes her home. The twenty-plus years of ongoing research into the subject of floriography symbolism and powers were driven onward by her fascination with all things magical and mysterious, along with her deep abiding love of all trees, planlóÐ