cover image A City Herbal: A Guide to the Lore, Legend and Usefullness of 34 Plants That Grow Wild in the Cities, Suburbs and Country Places

A City Herbal: A Guide to the Lore, Legend and Usefullness of 34 Plants That Grow Wild in the Cities, Suburbs and Country Places

Maida Silverman. David R. Godine Publisher, $12.95 (181pp) ISBN 978-0-87923-731-8

`` Here is a treasure for city dwellers who have been missing abundant pleasures free for the finding. Silverman is articulate and affectionate as she tells of the great variety of beautiful and valuable plants--bittersweet to yarrow--which grow wild in urban areas. This is a book to lift the heart, even if approached from a purely practical standpoint,'' commended PW. (Sept.)