{"product_id":"vickerys-folk-flora-an-a-z-of-the-folklore-and-uses-of-british-and-irish-plants","title":"Vickery's Folk Flora: An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants","description":"\u003cdiv data-testid=\"contentContainer\" class=\"TruncatedContent__text TruncatedContent__text--large TruncatedContent__text--expanded\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"DetailsLayoutRightParagraph__widthConstrained\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a dictionary of British (native, naturalised and cultivated) plants and the folklore associated with them. Unlike many plant-lore publications \u003ci\u003eVickery's Folk Flora\u003c\/i\u003e tells us what people currently do and believe, rather than what Victorians did and believed. The result is a vivid demonstration that plant folklore in the British Isles is not only surviving but flourishing; adapting and evolving as time goes by, even in urban areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach entry includes:\u003cbr\u003e- The plant's English and scientific (Latin) name, as well as significant local names.\u003cbr\u003e- A brief description of the plant and its distribution, and, in the case of cultivated plants, a history of their introduction to the British Isles\u003cbr\u003e- Information on the folklore and traditional uses of the plant, arranged where possible in a sequence starting with general folk beliefs (superstitions), use in traditional customs, use in folk medicine, other uses, and legends concerning individual representatives of the plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the major entries there are a number of minor entries for feast days, diseases and other subjects which direct readers to relevant major entries, e.g. \u003cb\u003eSt. George's Day\u003c\/b\u003e, on which red \u003cb\u003eroses\u003c\/b\u003e are worn; \u003cb\u003edandelions\u003c\/b\u003e are gathered; and \u003cb\u003erunner beans\u003c\/b\u003e are planted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47747646456155,"sku":"","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/5_659e8ce9-295b-490d-8dd1-b096e4d00fc6.jpg?v=1709200639","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.ie\/products\/vickerys-folk-flora-an-a-z-of-the-folklore-and-uses-of-british-and-irish-plants","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}