The Botanic Garden: The Loves of the Plants (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162689456)

""The Botanic Garden: The Loves of the Plants"" is a book written by Erasmus Darwin, the grandfather of Charles Darwin. The book is a collection of poems that describe the sexual reproduction of plants in a personified and allegorical manner. The poems are accompanied by detailed illustrations of the plants and their reproductive organs. The book is divided into two parts: ""The Economy of Vegetation"" and ""The Loves of the Plants"". The first part describes the importance of plants in the economy of nature, while the second part focuses on the sexual relationships between plants. The poems are written in a style that is both scientific and romantic, and they explore the beauty and complexity of the natural world. The Botanic Garden was a popular book in its time and is considered an important work in the history of botany and literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Erasmus Darwin
ISBN-10: 1162689455
ISBN-13: 9781162689456
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.34d