Edition |
Revised edition. |
Description |
ix, 21 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm |
Summary |
Explores the legends and symbols of the traditional plants of Christmas, such as English holly, ivy, mistletoe, and poinsettia. The illustrations are precise, detailed, and botanically correct. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Glastonbury thorn -- Sainfoin -- Lady's bedstraw -- Norway spruce -- Oak -- European mistletoe -- English holly -- Ivy -- Laurel -- Rosemary -- Christmas rose -- Poinsettia |
Subject |
Christmas decorations -- Juvenile literature.
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Plants -- Folklore.
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Christmas decorations.
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Added Author |
Dowden, Anne Ophelia, 1907-2007, illustrator.
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ISBN |
0690046499 |
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0690046502 (library binding) |
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