Early Sources
Apuleius. Herbarium.
Coles, William. The Art of Simpling. London: 1656. Reprinted St. Catherine’s (Ontario, Canada): Provoker Press, 1968.
Culpeper, Nicholas. The English Physician. London: 1652. Reprinted London: Foulsham, N.D. as Culpeper’s Complete Herbal.
Gerard, John. The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plants. London: 1597. Reprinted New York: Dover, 1975.
Goodyer, John, translator. The Greek Herbal of Dioscorides. 1655. Robert Gunther, editor, 1933. New York: Hafner, 1968.
Leaves from Gerard’s Herbal. Arranged by Marcus Woodward. New York: Dover, 1969.
Pliny the Elder. Natural History.
The Powers of Plants
Bolton, Brett L. The Secret Powers of Plants. New York: Berkeley Medallion, 1974.
Tompkins, Peter, and Christopher Bird. The Secret Life of Plants. New York: Avon Books, 1974.
Whitman, John. The Psychic Power of Plants. London: Star Books, 1974.
Herb Lore and Legend
Budge, E. A. Wallis. Herb Doctors and Physicians in the Ancient World: The Divine Origin of the Craft of the Herbalist. Chicago: Ares Publishers, 1978.
Emboden, William A. Bizarre Plants: Magical, Monstrous, Mythical. New York: Macmillan, 1974.
Grigson, Geoffrey. A Herbal of all Sorts. New York: Macmillan, 1959.
Kamm, Minnie Watson. Old-Time Herbs for Northern Gardeners. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1938.
Leek, Sybil. Sybil Leek’s Book of Herbs. New York: Thomas Nelson, 1973.
Porteous, Alexander. Forest Folklore, Mythology & Romance. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1928. Reprinted Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968.
Thistleton-Dyer, T. F. The Folklore of Plants. Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968.
Medicinal Use of Herbs
Lust, John. The Herb Book. New York: Bantam, 1974.
Rose, Jeanne. Herbs and Things: Jeanne Rose’s Herbal. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1972.
Royal, Penny C. Herbally Yours. Provo, Utah: Bi-World Publishers, 1976.
Grimoires and Spellbooks
Barrett, Francis. The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer. London, 1801. Reprinted New Hyde Park, New York: University Books, 1967.
Best, Michael, and Frank H. Brightman, editors. The Book of Albertus Magnus of the Vertues of Herbs, Stones, and Certain Beasts, also A Book of the Marvels of the World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973.
Lady Sheba. The Grimoire of Lady Sheba. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1973.
Mathers, S. Liddell MacGregor, translator and editor. The Key of Solomon. New York: Weiser, 1972.
Shah, Sayed ldries. The Secret Lore of Magic. New York: The Citadel Press, 1970.
Worth, Valerie. The Crone’s Book of Words. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1971.
Perfumes, Oils, and Incenses
Fettner, Ann Tucker. Potpourri, Incense and Other Fragrant Concoctions. New York: Workman Publishing Co., 1977.
Maple, Eric. The Magic of Perfume. New York: Weiser, 1973.
Thompson, C. J. S. The Mystery and Lure of Perfume. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1927.
Tisserand, Robert B. The Art of Aromatherapy. New York: Inner Traditions International Ltd., 1977.
Trueman, John. The Romatic Story of Scent. New York: Doubleday, 1975.
Growing Herbs
How To Grow Herbs. Menlo Park, Calif.: Sunset Books, 1972.
Huson, Paul. Mastering Herbalism. New York: Stein & Day, 1974.
Simmons, Adelma Grenier. Herb Gardening in Five Seasons. Princeton: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1964.
Moon Gardening and Planetary Hours
The Moon Sign Book. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications. Published annually.
George, Llewellyn. The Improved Perpetual Planetary Hour Book. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications, 1975.
Riotte, Louise. Planetary Planting. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975.
Magic Gardens and Magical Gardening
Baker, Margaret. Gardener’s Magic & Folklore. New York: Universe Books, 1978.
Boland, Bridget. Gardener’s Magic and Other Old Wive’s Lore. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1977.
Jacob, Dorothy. A Witch’s Guide to Gardening. New York: Taplinger, 1965.
Magic and Herbalism
Cunningham, Lady Sara. The Magical Virtures of Candles, Herbs, Incense and Perfume. Glendale, Calif.: Aleph Books, 1979.
Frazer, Sir James. The Golden Bough. New York: Macmillan, 1956.
Graves, Robert. The White Goddess. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1973.
Leland, Charles Godfrey. Etruscan Magic and Occult Remedies. New Hyde Park, N. Y.: University Books, 1963.
Leyel, C. F. The Magic of Herbs. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1926.
Pepper, Elizabeth, and John Wilcox. Witches All. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1977.
Radford, E. and M. A. Encyclopedia of Superstitions. Edited and revised by Christina Hole. London: Hutchinson, 1961.
Randolph, Vance. Ozark Supersitions. New York: Columbia University Press, 1947.
Schmidt, Philip, S. J. Supersition and Magic. Westminster, Md.: The Newman Press, 1963.
Valiente, Doreen. Natural Magic. New York, St. Martin’s Press, 1975.