By Dr Henry Oakeley

The latest book from Dr Henry Oakeley, the Royal College of Physicians garden fellow, featuring some charming woodcuts and botanical images from the RCP's rare books collection.

Entries include;

H is for Helianthus
'A sunny sort of flower
Whose seeds make a special oil
Your cholesterol to lower'

and

V also stands for Vicia
'Our traditional broad bean
Which helps the Parkinsonian
With extracted dopamine'