The Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation

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Author

Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802

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Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Robert Shimmin and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

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PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

Subject

Portland Vase

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9612

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https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9612

Release Date

January 1, 2006

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE — PART I. — PART II. — WITH — ADVERTISEMENT.
3. 3.APOLOGY.
4. 4.TO — BY THE REV. W.B. STEPHENS.
5. 5.THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION. — CANTO I.
6. 6.THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION. — CANTO II.
7. 7.THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION. — CANTO III.
8. 8.THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION. — CANTO IV.
9. 9.CONTENTS — CANTO I.
10. 10.CANTO II.
11. 11.CANTO III.
12. 12.CANTO IV.
13. 13.ADDITIONAL NOTES. — NOTE I.—METEORS.
14. 14.NOTE II.—PRIMARY COLOURS.
15. 15.NOTE III.—COLOURED CLOUDS.
16. 16.NOTE IV.—COMETS.
17. 17.NOTE V.—SUN'S RAYS.
18. 18.NOTE VI.—CENTRAL FIRES.
19. 19.NOTE VII.—ELEMENTARY HEAT.
20. 20.NOTE VIII.—MEMNON'S LYRE.
21. 21.NOTE IX.—LUMINOUS INSECTS.
22. 22.NOTE X.—PHOSPHORUS.
23. 23.NOTE XI.—STEAM-ENGINE.
24. 24.NOTE XII.—FROST.
25. 25.NOTE XIII.—ELECTRICITY — ELECTRIC POINTS. — FAIRY-RINGS.
26. 26.NOTE XIV.—BUDS AND BULBS.
27. 27.NOTE XV.—SOLAR VOLCANOS.
28. 28.NOTE XVI.—CALCAREOUS EARTH.
29. 29.NOTE XVII.—MORASSES.
30. 30.NOTE XVIII.—IRON. — STEEL. — MODERN PRODUCTION OF IRON. — SEPTARIA OF IRON-STONE.
31. 31.NOTE XIX.—FLINT. — 1. SILICEOUS ROCKS. — 2. SILICEOUS TREES. — 3. AGATES, ONYXES, SCOTS-PEBBLES. — 4. SAND OF THE SEA. — 5. CHERT, OR PETROSILEX. — 6. NODULES OF FLINT IN CHALK-BEDS. — 7. ANGLES OF SILICEOUS SAND. — 8. BASALTES AND GRANITES.
32. 32.NOTE XX.—CLAY.
33. 33.NOTE XXI.—ENAMELS.
34. 34.NOTE XXII.—PORTLAND VASE.
35. 35.NOTE XXIII.—COAL
36. 36.NOTE XXIV.—GRANITE. — GEOLOGICAL RECAPITULATION.
37. 37.NOTE XXV.—EVAPORATION.
38. 38.NOTE XXVI.—SPRINGS
39. 39.NOTE XXVII.—SHELL FISH.
40. 40.NOTE XXVIII.—STURGEON.
41. 41.NOTE XXIX.—OIL ON WATER.
42. 42.NOTE XXX.—SHIP-WORM.
43. 43.NOTE XXXI.—MAELSTROM.
44. 44.NOTE XXXII.—GLACIERS.
45. 45.NOTE XXXIII.—WINDS. — SOUTH-WEST WINDS. — NORTH-EAST WINDS. — SOUTH-EAST WINDS. — NORTH-WEST WINDS. — TRADE-WINDS. — MONSOONS AND TORNADOES. — LAND AND SEA-BREEZES. — CONCLUSION. — INSTRUMENTS. — RECAPITULATION.
46. 46.NOTE XXXIV.—VEGETABLE PERSPIRATION.
47. 47.NOTE XXXV.—VEGETABLE PLACENTATION.
48. 48.NOTE XXXVI—VEGETABLE CIRCULATION.
49. 49.NOTE XXXVII—VEGETABLE RESPIRATION.
50. 50.NOTE XXXVIII.—VEGETABLE IMPREGNATION.
51. 51.NOTE XXXIX.—VEGETABLE GLANDULATION.
52. 52.CONTENTS — NOTE I … METEORS. — NOTE II … PRIMARY COLOURS. — NOTE III … COLOURED CLOUDS. — NOTE IV … COMETS. — NOTE V … SUN'S RAYS. — NOTE VI … CENTRAL FIRES. — NOTE VII … ELEMENTARY HEAT. — NOTE VIII … MEMNON'S LYRE. — NOTE IX … LUMINOUS INSECTS. — NOTE X … PHOSPHORUS. — NOTE XI … STEAM-ENGINE. — NOTE XII … FROST. — NOTE XIII … ELECTRICITY. — NOTE XIV … BUDS AND BULBS. — NOTE XV … SOLAR VOLCANOS. — NOTE XVI … CALCAREOUS EARTH. — NOTE XVII … MORASSES. — NOTE XVIII … IRON — NOTE XIX … FLINT. — NOTE XX … CLAY. — NOTE XXI … ENAMELS. — NOTE XXII … PORTLAND VASE. — NOTE XXIII … COAL. — NOTE XXIV … GRANITE. — NOTE XXV … EVAPORATION. — NOTE XXVI … SPRINGS. — NOTE XXVII … SHELL-FISH. — NOTE XXVIII … STURGEON. — NOTE XXIX … OIL ON WATER. — NOTE XXX … SHIP-WORM. — NOTE XXXI … MAELSTROM. — NOTE XXXII … GLACIERS. — NOTE XXXIII … WINDS. — NOTE XXXIV … VEGETABLE PERSPIRATION. — NOTE XXXV … VEGETABLE PLACENTATION. — NOTE XXXVI … VEGETABLE CIRCULATION. — NOTE XXXVII … VEGETABLE RESPIRATION. — NOTE XXXVIII … VEGETABLE IMPREGNATION. — NOTE XXXIX … VEGETABLE GLANDULATION. — THE END

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