INDIGENOUS HEALING PLANTS & GROWING HERBS WITH MARGARET ROBERTS

Roberts (Margaret) INDIGENOUS HEALING PLANTS

Hard cover, 285 pages, illustrated with colour plates and b/w drawings. Dustjacket has some small nicks and one mark on end paper otherwise very clean copy.

"Margaret Roberts' fourth book concentrates on the traditional ways in which indigenous plants have been used medicinally and otherwise in South Africa for centuries.
"The book is an important contribution to the literature on indigenous South African plants, combining botanical detail with a historical perspective and providing practical information for the health enthusiast, gardener, cook and potpourri maker". From dustjacket.

GROWING HERBS WITH MARGARET ROBERTS A Guide to Growing Herbs in South Africa

Illustrated by Joan van Gogh
Hardcover in dustjacket, 209 pp, colour illustrated. Dustjacket has a few nicks. Good condition

This book focuses on the many and varied uses of herbs and although its main purpose is to instruct us on how to design a herb garden and grow our own fragrant, culinary and medicinal herbs, much of the text is devoted to their fascinating uses.