Profitable Plants is a comprehensive guide to the various plants that are used for food, clothing, tanning, dyeing, building, and medicine. Written by Thomas Croxen Archer in 1865, the book provides a detailed description of the principal articles of vegetable origin that were commonly used during that time. The book covers a wide range of plants, including those used for food such as wheat, barley, and rice, as well as those used for clothing such...