The Romance of Plant Life


Leído por LibriVox Volunteers

(3.8 estrellas; 6 reseñas)

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)

Capítulos

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