WITCHS GARDEN (PLANTS IN FOLKLORE MAGIC) (KEW) (HB)

The Witch's Garden beautifully evokes the bewitching nature of mysterious plants. the beliefs and rituals of herbal folklore, and is illustrated with pages from herbals held in the archives at Kew, some depicting magic and mayhem. It describes over 50 of the world's most legendary plants and their fabled uses - the screaming mandrake, calming St John's Wort, predicting the weather with seaweed, and the creation of salves for broken hearts, sore heads, protection from evil spirits and even immortality.