The Fern Herbal: Including the Ferns, the Horsetails, and the Club Mosses
The Fern Herbal: Including the Ferns, the Horsetails, and the Club Mosses
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This splendid, four-color volume is a reproduction of a limited edition which first appeared in 1981, the magnificent accomplishment of Elfriede Abbe, who was the author, illustrator, designer, typesetter, printer, and binder.Unique in the vegetable kingdom for the characteristic structure of their leaves and for their peculiar manner of reproduction, the ferns form a separate order among plants, called the Filicales. The Fern Herbal describes and illustrates these plants, covering their habitat and distribution, culture, history, and use.
The Fern Herbal: Including the Ferns, the Horsetails, and the Club Mosses,Elfriede Martha Abbe,Comstock Publishing,080141718X,Ferns,Herbals,Medical Botany,Medicinal plants,Nature / Field Guide Books,Nature/Ecology,Plants - General,Pteridophyta,Therapeutic use
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