by Judith Sumner

In this fascinating book, celebrated author Judith Sumner rescues from the pages of history the practical experience and botanical wisdom of generations of Americans. Crossing the disciplines of history, ethnobotany, and horticulture, Sumner underlines a part of the American story often ignored or forgotten: how Euopean settlers and their descendants made use of the "strange" new plants they found, as well as the select varieties of foods and medicines they brought with them from other continents. It is a remarkable story of the interdependence of plants and the American home.

Winner of the American Horticultural Society Book Award.

2004; Hardcover; 396 pages with 40 color photos, 113 line drawings.
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