The Romance of Plant Life


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(3.8 étoiles; 6 critiques)

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)

Chapitres

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