Medicinal and other uses of North American Plants. A historical survey with special references to the Eastern In- dian tribes. 1989. (Dover reprint). (Originally published in 1979 as "Use of plants for the past 500 years"). many figures, drawings. 512 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Spanning the last 500 years, this exceptionally detailed andwell-researched guide focuses primarily on the ways North AmericanIndians have used plants, trees and shrubs for medicine, food, clothing,shelter and other necessities. The plants considered are native toeastern Canada and the northeastern Unites States,although some are alsofound as far south as Florida and Texas and as far west as the Pacificcoast. In addition to extensive chronological historical citationsdealing with documented usages of plants as far back as the 14th century, this book also provides data to identify plants in the field. To makethe book especially easy to use, plants are grouped according tohabitat: wet open places, woods and thickets and dry open places.Moreover, a detailed line drawing of the plan's leaves, buds, twigs,seeds and other characteristic features accompanies the textualdescriptions.