Search this site
Trees and Bushes
Wood Aloe * Ammoniacum * Bestill * Bodhi * Boxwood * Buchu * Camphor * Cascara Sagrada * Cedar * Chaste Tree * China Berry * Chinchona * Cloves
Fruits and Nuts
Allspice * Almond * Apple * Apricot * Arbutus * Ash * Avocado * Balm of Gilead * Banyan * Barberry * Beech * Blueberries * Brazil Nut * Buckthorn * Caper * Cardamom * Carob * Cashew * Cherry * Chestnut
Edible Sap and Bark
Acacia * Alder * Aspen or Poplar * Benzoin * Birch * Cinnamon
"Weeds" and foliage
Agrimony * Alkanet * Asafetida * Aster * Avens * Bachelor's Buttons * Balmony * Betony * BleedingHeart * Bluebell * Boneset * Broom * Catsfoot * Centaury * Chamomile * Cinquefoil
Grains, Grasses, and Reeds
Alfalfa * Amaranth * Bamboo * Barley * Buckwheat * Calamus * Cattail
Fruit
Beans * Blackberry * Chili
Vegetables
* Althea * Alyssum * Asclepias * Bedstraw * Bistort * Bracken * Burnet * Butterbur * Cabbage * Celery * Chervil * Chickweed * Chicory
Root Vegetables
Seasoning Herbs and Edible Flowers
Angelica * Anise * Arrowroot * Balm * Basil * Bay * Borage * Calamint * Caraway * Carnation * Catnip * Chrysanthemum
Tubers
Lilies
Adder's Tongue Lily * Ague Root * Aloe * Asphodel
Exotics
African Violet * Bromeliad * Cacti
Poisonois Herbs
Anemone * Belladonna * Bloodroot * Blue Flag * Fly Agaric * WoodAnemone * Briony * Castor * Celandine
Fungi
The Victorian Language of Flowers
Bibliography
Angier, Bradford. Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants. Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1974.
Allen, Missy, and Michel Peissel. Dangerous Flora. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1993.
Balch, James F and Phyllis A. Prescription for Nutritional Healing 2nd Ed, New York: Avery Publishing Group, 1997.
Blocksma, Mary. Naming Nature. New York: Penguin Group, 1992.
Boland, Maureen and Bridget. Old Wive’s Lore for Gardeners. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1976.
Crockett, Lawrence J. Wildly Successful Plants. New York: Collier Books, 1977.
Forey, Pamela and Cecilia Fitzsimmons. An Instant Guide to Wildflowers. CT: Atlantis Publications, Ltd., 1986.
Gamache, Henri. The Magic of Herbs. New York: Div. Jamil Products Co., 1985.
Greive, M. A Modern Herbal. Volumes 1 and 2. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1982.
Hotchkiss, Neil. Common Marsh, Underwater and Floating-leaved Plants of the United States and Canada. New York: Dover Publications, 1972.
Hutchens, Alma R. Indian Herbalogy of North America. Massachusetts, Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1973.
Jaeger, Ellsworth. Wildwood Wisdom. California: Shelter Publications Inc, 1992.
Lanzara, Paola and Mariella Pizzeti. Simon and Schuster’s Guide to Trees. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1977.
Meuninck, Jim. The Basic Essentials of Edible Wild Plants and Useful Herbs. Indiana: ICS Books, Inc., 1988.
Nyerges, Christopher. Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Pants. Chicago: Chicago Review Press, 1999.
Peterson, Lee Allen. Edible Wild Plants. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1977.
Reader’s Digest. Magic and Medicine of Plants. New York: Reader’s Digest Association, Inc, 1986.
Riva, Anna. The Modern Herbal Spellbook. California: International Imports, 1993.
Riva, Anna. The Modern Witchcraft Spellbook. California: International Imports, 1993.
Sanders, Jack. Hedgemainds and Fairy Candles. Maine: Ragged Mountain Press, 1993.
Seymouer, E. L. D. The New Garden Encyclopedia. New York: WM. H Wise & Co., 1941
Toscano, Maria. "Risks and Rewards. What you need to know about the 22 bestsellers" Self. Pp 163-165, November 1998
Webb, Marcus A and Craze, Richard. The Herb and Spice Companion. London: Quantum Publishing, 2000.
Westland, Pamela. The Book of Spices. New York: Exeter Books, 1985.