plants, useful

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.

Traces the plant-derived materials that are found in everything from car tires to toothpaste, and looks at the uses native people make of plants.

Full-color, illustrated photographs that describe the many mysteries of tropical rainforests and the connections between plants and animals.

Surveys the many uses of plants, including nutrition, fuel, building, gardening, and medicine.

Describes some of the plants that are used to make clothing, hats, and shoes, including cotton, flax, straw, and rubber trees. Includes a glossary and resources for further research.

A guide to the worlds of botany and medicine: including how to identify, collect, and preserve plants; how to grow healthful herbs; and their many uses in cooking, crafts, and cosmetics.

Presents the popular lore, social history and practical uses of nearly 700 native wildflowers.