The Romance of Plant Life


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Romance needs not always indicate a love story. In the series "The Library of Romance", authors look at the romantic side of science. The different books cover all different disciplines, including chemistry, astronomy, engineering, and, as in this case, biology.
In this volume, G.F. Scott Elliot walks us through the romantic side of plant life. How do plants move towards the light, what are the dangers to little saplings, how can parts of plants be used for medicine, and why are some of them delicious and others poisonous? Listen to this book to find out. - Summary by Carolin (11 hr 55 min)

Chapters

Chapter I - The Activity of Vegetables 28:58 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter II - On Savages, Doctors, and Plants 24:13 Read by Eva Staes
Chapter III - A Tree's Perilous Life 32:00 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter IV - On Forests 29:03 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter V - Flowers 25:35 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter VI - On Underground Life 25:59 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter VII - High Mountains, Arctic Snows 22:58 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter VIII - Scrub 29:28 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XI - On Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, and Tobacco 21:18 Read by BettyB
Chapter X - On Deserts 27:49 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XI - The Story of the Fields 30:37 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XII - On Plants which Add to Continents 19:18 Read by Kristine Bekere
Chapter XIII - Rocks, Stones, and Scenery 22:06 Read by Eva Staes
Chapter XIV - On Vegetable Demons 23:53 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter XV - On Nettles, Sensitive Plants, etc. 18:36 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XVI - On Flowers of the Water 26:53 Read by Tom Geller
Chapter XVII - On Grasslands 22:41 Read by shibe
Chapter XVIII - Poisons 26:32 Read by Eva Staes
Chapter XIX - On Fruits 23:36 Read by Eva Staes
Chapter XX - Wandering Fruits and Seeds 26:34 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter XXI - Story of the Crops 26:54 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XXII - Plants and Ants 21:35 Read by Deon Gines
Chapter XXIII - The Peril of Insects 24:59 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XXIV - Rubber, Hemp and Opium 26:41 Read by Linda Johnson
Chapter XXV - On Climbing Plants 23:15 Read by Colleen McMahon
Chapter XXVI - Plants which Prey on Plants 23:03 Read by Eva Staes
Chapter XXVII - Plants Attacking Animals 21:58 Read by Devorah Allen
Chapter XXVIII - Mosses and Moors 17:48 Read by Devorah Allen
Chapter XXIX - Names and Superstitions 21:39 Read by Colleen McMahon