Poppies of Oz, 1900

The Scarecrow and Tin Woodman carry a sleeping Dorothy and Toto out from the field of Deadly poppies. By W. W. Denslow circa 1900     “All across the meadows, many poppies blossomed, and that were so hypnotic and brilliant Read More …

The English Flower, 1906

“well-grown plants looking graceful. It should be sown in the open ground” – ‘The English flower garden and home grounds’ by William Robinson 1906 The English flower garden and home grounds – William Robinson 1906   Cannabis Sativa (Hemp Plant) Read More …

The Intoxicating Twain of Hasheesh, 1865

“I think these hundreds of princely costumes are changed every fifteen minutes during half the night; splendid pageants are filing about the stage constantly, yet one seems never to see the same dress twice. The final grand transformation scene is Read More …

The English Physician, 1778

“This is so well known to every good housewife in the country, that I shall not need to write any description of it” -Nicholas Culpepper, in The English Physician, 1778 The English Physician, by Nicholas Culpepper – 1778 “Hemp This Read More …

Ye Plants and Their Common Uses in Physick, 1739

“ye plants and their common uses in physick. Vol. I ” c.1739 A curious herbal, containing five hundred cuts of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick- J. Norse – c.1739   The Female Read More …

A Cure For Blindness, 1890

‘The Puppy Show’, illustration from the book ‘Dogs: How to care for them in health and treat them when ill” by E. P. Anshutz 1903 A Cure For Blindness During a desperate attempt to save his best friends vision, a Read More …