A Potted History of Vegetables: A delicious, dip-in kitchen cornucopia - Hardcover

Lorraine Harrison; David Wheeler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1907332618 ISBN 13: 9781907332616

Publisher: Ivy Press, 2011

Synopsis

A Potted History of Vegetables embraces this idea by reacquainting the reader with the origins, nature and peculiarities of the world's produce. Combining beautiful reproductions of the finest nineteenth-century botanical illustrations with a miscellany of fascinating facts and extraordinary histories, the book immerses you in the wonderful world of vegetables. Through the revelation that carrots were once purple, or the notion that potatoes were originally kept as ornamental rather than edible plants. Information is potted tightly, including such essentials as Latin names, vegetable families and countries of origin, making this the ideal gift for a gardener, chef, or eco-warrior and a delicious dip-in, kitchen cornucopia. -A beautifully miscellany featuring exquisite 19th-century colour plates. -Reveals the origins and traditions of over 100 different vegetables. -Includes a table of Latin names, families and countries of origin.

About this title

Review:

What a delightful little book on vegetables. A Collection of the origins and history of vegetables that is exquisitely illustrated throughout. A perfect gift for any gardener! --Julie Knowles of Waterstone's Lancaster

About the Author:

Lorraine Harrison is a successful gardener and gardening writer with a passion for exotic and heirloom vegetables. Among her previous titles are How to Read Gardens and The Shaker of the Garden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivy Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1907332618
• ISBN 13: 9781907332616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128