Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants

by Charles Montgomery Skinner, Tarl Warwick (Editor)

"Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits, and Plants" is one of the most valuable botanical folkloric works ever penned. It contains a wealth of information on species considered of legendary import in antiquity (especially in Egypt and Rome) as well as within Arthurian legend and the then-modern folklore of Europe and the Americas.From the tale of Saint Patrick converting Ireland by using the shamrock to illustrate the trinity, to tragic tales of unrequited love, this book contains a dense compilation of botanical lore and is as much worth reading for its treatment of fun and fiction as of spiritual or medicinal literature.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature, Mythology, Plants

266 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1911

About the author

1852-1907

Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is extremely interesting. It combines botany and mythology with fluent and intriguing storytelling. For those with any interest in mythology, I highly recommend.

[Lia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kindle edition is full of typos, and bad formatting, but the book is very entertaining and the author has a dry humor that I found to be very amusing.

[Patricia Woodruff · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author tried to collect tales from other lands but mainly he focuses on the European beliefs of the plants. There are some Chinese, Japanese and rare Slavic mentions. But it is an interesting read for plant trivia and snippets of folklore.

[Katya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Stacy Kidd · Rating 5 out of 5]

All types of -ist and filled with the wrong kind of isms, but a fantastic collection.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plant lore, early Christian legends, fairy flowers, narcotics and stimulants, plants of ill renown, flowers, trees, fruits and plants in alphabetical order - no index.

[Chicory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review of sorts: here.

[alice croxton · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not good

This is not well written. Hard to read. Disjointed. Needs editing. Waste of money and time.
Do not buy.
Can I get my money back?

[Moira]

Not what I was looking for. Gave up on this one!