Cultivated and wild vegetables

It is a practical guide for all those interested in growing vegetables and collecting the same species of plants in the wild. Of each species, in addition to its reproduction in photographs or accurate drawings, the author - a great botany enthusiast - provides brief historical and botanical notes, suggestions for cultivation and for use in the kitchen of the plants themselves. Also invaluable are the references to the therapeutic and culinary properties of vegetables from antiquity to the present day, as well as tips on collecting them in the section on wild herbs.

Physical description: 128 p. : phot.

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