The New Oxford Book of Food Plants

by C.A. Geissler, John G. Vaughan, Catherine Geissler

Book Overview

Here is the most comprehensive--and most appealing--reference book available on the many edible plants we grow in our gardens, buy in our shops, and eat with great relish. A true cornucopia, The New Oxford Book of Food Plants overflows with information and is packed with beautiful, hand-painted illustrations of the world's food plants. In an oversized format with alternating full-page color plates, readers will find a feast of facts about cereals,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198548257
• ISBN13: 9780198548256
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.1" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Book, a joy to read even without reading!

I bought this book on a recommendation by The Scientist. It does a great job of describing the matter and the pictures are beautiful. It makes learning about plants fun.

wonderful

I love being able to actually see the evolution of a plant food from its beginnings, all the way to my plate. This book is a fantastic resource for plant foods and full of thorough information. Love it!

great gift, reference, and coffee table book

The original edition of this book was out of print for some years and it is delightful to see it out again, and expanded no less. It combines 2 great virtues: highly readable and informative text with illustrations of a quality that are "suitable for framing." It is a great book for anyone who takes an interest in botany, cooking, or gardening and you couldn't go wrong giving it as a gift to one of these types. It's also great for reference. If you're getting it as a gift I suggest ordering 2, because you'll want one for yourself when you see it.

Excellent for learning about food plants from all over.

This book is great for learning to identify food plants from all over the world. The illustrations are realistic and each plant is described. I use it to help my 4-H horticulture judging team prepare for the national judging contest. The plants and illustrations in this new edition are the same as in the original book, however the 1998 edition has an excellent section on phytonutrients.