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Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs

by Claire Kowalchik ; Rodale Press


ISBN: 0878576991
ISBN-13: 9780878576999
Format: Hardcover

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Publisher: St Martins Pr
Published date: 1987
Size: 7.75 x 9.5 inches
Weight: 3.2 pounds
Pages: 545

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Provides information on the history, uses, range, and characteristics of more than a hundred herbs, and offers tips on growing them.

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Kowalchik, Claire & William H. Hylton, Editors

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