Download or read book The Herbal Or General History of Plants written by John Gerard and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 1730 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vast 16th-century compendium features Latin and English names, physical description, place and time of growth, scientific and folkloric details, and woodcut illustrations. This 1633 Gerard-Johnson edition comprises approximately 2,850 plants and 2,700 illustrations.