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• catalog abstract ""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 - and with a flair for the colorful anecdote - Sumner underlines a part of the American story often ignored or forgotten: how European 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. From "turkie wheat" (corn) to "tuckahoe" (a Native American source of starch), Sumner describes the transition from wonderment to daily use, as homesteads were built upon and prospered from the plants of the New World. It is a remarkable story of the interdependence of plants and the American home. Historians, herbalists, home gardeners, and ethnobotanists will find American Household Botany a treasure trove of original research and insight."--Publisher announcement.".
• catalog alternative "History of useful plants, 1620-1900".
• catalog contributor b13293829.
• catalog created "2004.".
• catalog date "2004".
• catalog date "2004.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2004.".
• catalog description ""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 - and with a flair for the colorful anecdote - Sumner underlines a part of the American story often ignored or forgotten: how European 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. From "turkie wheat" (corn) to "tuckahoe" (a Native American source of starch), Sumner describes the transition from wonderment to daily use, as homesteads were built upon and prospered from the plants of the New World. It is a remarkable story of the interdependence of plants and the American home. Historians, herbalists, home gardeners, and ethnobotanists will find American Household Botany a treasure trove of original research and insight."--Publisher announcement.".
• catalog description "1. The New World -- Native American agriculture -- New World explorations -- Puritan gardens -- New World herbalism -- Purveyors and plantsmen -- 2. Grains -- The botany of grains -- Corn -- Wheat -- Rye -- Oats -- Barley -- Rice -- Yeast, bread, and leavening -- Brewing -- Distillation -- Temperance -- Food reform -- 3. Gardens, seeds, and vegetable staples -- Seed saving -- Beans and peas -- Taproots and tubers -- Potatoes -- Edible leaves and stems -- Onions and leeks -- 4. Fruits -- The rose family -- Cranberries and blueberries -- Pumpkins, squash, and melons -- Tomatoes and their relatives -- Grapes, raisins, currants, and gooseberries -- Nuts -- Exotic fruits -- The botanical diet -- 5. The botanical pantry I : preservation, wine, vinegar, and beverages -- Pickling -- Bottling and canning -- Wine and vinegar production -- Tea, coffee, and chocolate -- 6. The botanical pantry II : herbs, sweets, and miscellany -- Culinary spices -- Culinary herbs -- Sweets -- Botanical miscellany -- 7. Herbs, herbalism, and the practice of domestic medicine -- Herbal botany and chemistry -- American medicinal plants -- Medicinal imports -- Patent and proprietary medicines -- Medicines, toxins, food, and survival -- 8. Wood, fibers, and textiles -- Wood form and function -- Dwellings -- Furniture -- Caning, basketry, and brooms -- Barrels and boxes -- Plant fibers -- Dyestuffs and tannins -- Household miscellany -- 9. Domestic landscapes -- Trees, shrubs, and woody vines -- Herbaceous garden plants -- Indoor gardens -- Gain and loss -- Asian origins -- 10. Botanical lives -- Parlor botany -- Christmas botany -- Journey's end.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-374) and index.".
• catalog extent "396 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0881926523 (hardcover)".
• catalog issued "2004".
• catalog issued "2004.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Portland, Ore. : Timber Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "2009 I-716".
• catalog subject "581.6/0973 22".
• catalog subject "Botany, Economic United States History.".
• catalog subject "Ethnobotany United States History.".
• catalog subject "History, Modern 1601- United States.".
• catalog subject "Plants, Cultivated United States History.".
• catalog subject "Plants, Edible United States.".
• catalog subject "Plants, Medicinal United States.".
• catalog subject "Plants, Useful United States History.".
• catalog subject "SB 108.U5 S955a 2004".
• catalog subject "SB108.U5 S85 2004".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The New World -- Native American agriculture -- New World explorations -- Puritan gardens -- New World herbalism -- Purveyors and plantsmen -- 2. Grains -- The botany of grains -- Corn -- Wheat -- Rye -- Oats -- Barley -- Rice -- Yeast, bread, and leavening -- Brewing -- Distillation -- Temperance -- Food reform -- 3. Gardens, seeds, and vegetable staples -- Seed saving -- Beans and peas -- Taproots and tubers -- Potatoes -- Edible leaves and stems -- Onions and leeks -- 4. Fruits -- The rose family -- Cranberries and blueberries -- Pumpkins, squash, and melons -- Tomatoes and their relatives -- Grapes, raisins, currants, and gooseberries -- Nuts -- Exotic fruits -- The botanical diet -- 5. The botanical pantry I : preservation, wine, vinegar, and beverages -- Pickling -- Bottling and canning -- Wine and vinegar production -- Tea, coffee, and chocolate -- 6. The botanical pantry II : herbs, sweets, and miscellany -- Culinary spices -- Culinary herbs -- Sweets -- Botanical miscellany -- 7. Herbs, herbalism, and the practice of domestic medicine -- Herbal botany and chemistry -- American medicinal plants -- Medicinal imports -- Patent and proprietary medicines -- Medicines, toxins, food, and survival -- 8. Wood, fibers, and textiles -- Wood form and function -- Dwellings -- Furniture -- Caning, basketry, and brooms -- Barrels and boxes -- Plant fibers -- Dyestuffs and tannins -- Household miscellany -- 9. Domestic landscapes -- Trees, shrubs, and woody vines -- Herbaceous garden plants -- Indoor gardens -- Gain and loss -- Asian origins -- 10. Botanical lives -- Parlor botany -- Christmas botany -- Journey's end.".
• catalog title "American household botany : a history of useful plants, 1620-1900 / Judith Sumner ; foreword by John Forti.".
• catalog title "History of useful plants, 1620-1900".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".