Flora Historica explores the fascinating history and lore surrounding various plants and flowers. Henry Phillips delves into the cultural significance, medicinal uses, and historical anecdotes associated with a wide array of botanical specimens. Readers will discover the stories behind common garden plants, rare exotics, and the roles they have played in art, literature, and everyday life throughout history.This book offers a unique perspective on the intersection of nature and human culture, revealing the enduring connection between people and the plant kingdom. Perfect for botanists, historians, and anyone with a love for flowers and their stories, Flora Historica is a timeless journey through the gardens of the past.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.