American Household Botany: A History of Useful Plants, 1620-1900
Judith Sumner’s American Household Botany explores the history of useful plants in American households from 1620 to 1900. Combining historical and botanical perspectives, it examines how plants fit into domestic life and offers readers an accessible subject for exploring America’s changing relationship with useful vegetation.
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American Household Botany examines the history of useful plants in the United States from 1620 through 1900.
Judith Sumner focuses on the relationship between households and plants considered valuable for everyday purposes.
The book offers a historical and botanical perspective on changing knowledge and uses of plants across this period.
It is suited to readers interested in American history, botany, and the practical role of plants in domestic life.
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