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1	Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening more books like this by Louise Riotte This book tells you how to take advantage of the natural partnerships of plants to increase your harvest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.98! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Magic & Medicine of Plants more books like this by Readers Digest The only book that brings together: an authoritative, stunningly illustrated field guide; a how-to book for identifying, collecting, and reserving plants; the fascinating story of the legends and lore of medicinal plants; and a do-it-yourself guide to planting and using herbs in cooking, cosmetics, and health. Illustrated. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| first editions
3	A Modern Herbal, Volume 2: The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi Shrubs & Trees with All Their Modern Scientific Uses more books like this by Margaret Grieve, Mrs. C F Leyel (Editor) Volume 2 of the fullest, most useful compilation of herbal material. Gigantic alphabetical encyclopedia, from aconite to zedoary, gives botanical information, medical properties, folklore, economic uses, more. 161 illustrations. see all copies from $2.55! new only from $2.89! \| SVS
4	Roses Love Garlic more books like this by Louise Riotte see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.68!
5	Roses Love Garlic: Companion Planting and Other Secrets of Flowers more books like this by Louise Riotte Alphabetically arranged and heavily illustrated "Roses Love Garlic" lists hundreds of common and uncommon herbs and flowers. Each listing contains information on the plant's companion planting properties, pest problem solutions, medicinal uses, history, folklore, and more. Illustrations throughout. see all copies from $4.67! new only from $6.96! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Seeds of Change: Five Plants That Transformed Mankind more books like this by Henry Hobhouse A new edition of the guide to the history of commercial plants, which covers sugar, tea, cotton, potatoes, quinine, and coca. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Hawaiian Heritage Plants more books like this by Angela Kay Kepler Almost 90 per cent of Hawaii's flora are found nowhere else in the world. This text presents a revised edition of a guide book to these and other plants that comprise some of the most unique ecosystems in the world. In a series of essays, the author weaves cultural and biological, historical and geographic, aesthetic and spiritual aspects of ... see all copies from $2.40! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Curing with cayenne more books like this by Sam Biser, Richard Schulze see all copies from $21.94! first editions
9	The Uses of Wild Plants: Using and Growing the Wild Plants of the United States and Canada more books like this by Frank Tozer A must-have for foragers, botanists, herbalists, gardeners, permaculturists, and anyone who wants to learn more about wild plants, this insightful guide provides interesting and valuable uses for more than 1200 species in 500 genera of wild plants found throughout North America and beyond. "The Uses of Wild Plants" provides a survey of how plants ... see all copies from $14.84! new only from $15.58!
10	Country Wild more books like this by David Larkin The author of "Country Wisdom" and "Country Acres" brings a sensitive and enlightening guide to the wild side of country living. 200 illustrations, many in color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Companion Planting more books like this by Susan McClure Radishes to repel squash bugs? Basil to make tomatoes even tastier? These are just a few of the great gardening secrets you'll find in Rodale's Successful Organic Gardening: Companion Planting. This easy-to-use guide will help you understand the fact and folklore of how and why companion planting works. You'll discover the different ways companion ... see all copies from $3.32! new only from $80.60!
12	Edible and Useful Plants of California more books like this by Charlotte Bringle Clarke The plants are organized by habitat communities. Descriptions, photos, drawings and distribution information are given. Where poisonous lookalikes exist, they too are illustrated. Much fascinating information about Indian uses of native introduced species is included. see all copies from $8.50! new only from $13.45! \| first editions \| SVS
13	Practical Plants more books like this by Joyce Pope Surveys the many uses of plants, including nutrition, fuel, building, gardening, and medicine. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.98! \| SVS
14 view cover	Baskets from Nature's Bounty more books like this by Elizabeth Jensen Information on identifying, collecting, and preparing hundreds of plants for weaving, and complete instructions for crafting these plants into various baskets. see all copies from $30.00!
15 view cover	Green Inheritance: The World Wildlife Fund Book of Plants more books like this by Anthony Julian Huxley see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.94! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Seeds of change. more books like this by Henry Hobhouse In this book, the author takes five commercial plants - sugar, tea, cotton, potatoes and quinine - and shows how man's need, or greed, for these products has changed the face of history and shaped destinies. see all copies from $12.99! new only from $18.33! \| first editions
17 view cover	Guide to Wild Foods and Useful Plants more books like this by Christopher Nyerges, Ed Begley, Jr. (Foreword by) An outdoor adventure -- such as looking for unique ways to use dandelions, mugwort, or shepherd's purse, or identifying poisonous plants to avoid on a nature walk -- will be enriched with this guide. Filled with down-to-earth wisdom and personal experiences of author Christopher Nyerges, who has led wild-food outings and survival skill hikes for ... see all copies from $8.72! new only from $9.61! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Living in a wild garden more books like this by Roger Banks see all copies from $3.22! first editions
19 view cover	Strength of the Earth: The Classic Guide to Ojibwe Uses of Native Plants more books like this by Frances Densmore, Brenda J Child (Introduction by) From techniques for tapping maple trees and harvesting wild rice to extracting dyes from bloodroot and making dishes from birch bark, "Strength of the Earth" details the many uses of more than 200 forest and prairie plants. Early twentieth-century ethnologist, Frances Densmore recorded traditions and techniques relayed by dozens of Ojibwe women to ... see all copies from $11.69! new only from $11.69! \| SVS
20	Using wayside plants. more books like this by Nelson Coon see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Edible and Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada more books like this by Charles Francis Saunders Use, eat, craft with plants Indians, pioneers used. Great modern expert identifies, explains. 94 illus. see all copies from $2.77! new only from $8.52!
22	A City Herbal: A Guide to the Lore, Legend and Usefulness of 34 Plants That Grow Wild in the City more books like this by Maida Silverman see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23	A country herbal more books like this by Lesley Gordon This work is a comprehensive compendium of useful plants and the legends surrounding them. The author has collected intriguing details about the history of herbs and any supernatural properties ascribed to them. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $24.51! \| first editions
24	Sampler of Wayside Herbs more books like this by Barbara Pond see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
25	Using Wild and Wayside Plants more books like this by Nelson Coon see all copies from $1.99!

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