The botanic garden. A poem in two parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of vegetation. Part II. the Loves of the plants. With philosophical notes / [Erasmus Darwin].

  • Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.
Date:
1791
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Credit: The botanic garden. A poem in two parts. Part I. Containing the Economy of vegetation. Part II. the Loves of the plants. With philosophical notes / [Erasmus Darwin]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The wind called Harmattan from volcanic eruptions ; fonie epidemic coughs or influenza have the fame origin i66 Filh killed in the fea by dr)' fummers in Afia 167 Hed)-fan!m gt'rans perpettially moves its lea^'cs like the reipiration of animals 168 Plants poflefs a voluntary power of motion 168 Loud cracks from ice-mountains explained 169 Mufehus coralliiius vegetates below the fnow, where the heat is all always about 40. 169 Quick growth of vegetables in nortl’.ern lati- tudes after the foludon of the fnows explained 170 The Rail fleeps in the fnow 170 Conferva aegagropila rolls about the bottom of lakes . 170 Lycoperdon tuber, truffle, requires no light 172 Account of caprification 173 Figs wounded with a Ib'aw, and pears and plumbs wounded by infefts ripen fooner, and become fweeter 174 Female figs clofed on all fides, fuppofed to be monfters 174 Bafaltic columns produced by volcanos (hewn by their form 176 Byffus floats on the fea in the day, and finks in the night 176 Conferva polymorpha twice changes its colour and its form 177 Some feed-veflels and feeds referable infers 177 Individuality of flowers not deftroyed by the number of males or females which they contain 17S Trees are fwarms of buds, which are indivi- duals 178 Index of the Names of the Plants. Adonis 178 Aegagropila 170 Alcea 8 Amarj'llis 16 Anemone 33 Anthoxanthum 10 Arum 162 A vena 147 Barometz 29 Beilis 152 Bj-flus 175 Cachis 146 Calendula 66 CaUitriche 4 Canna 3 Cannabis 149 Capri-fkus 173 Carlina. 75 Canophy'Uus 164 Callia 123 Cereus .....M...142 Chondrilla 2r Chunda 166 Cinchona 78 Circaea 94 Ciftus 75 Cocculus 71 C61chicum 22 Collinfdnia 4 Conferva 170. 177 CuprefTus 9 Curcuma 7 Cufeuta 117 C/clamen 121 Cyperus 62 DIanthus 164 Diclamnus 106 Digitalis 83 Dodecatheon 6 Draba 27 Drofera 24 D/pfacus ..37