The Romance of Plant Life
- Subtitle
- Interesting Descriptions of the Strange and Curious in the Plant World
G. F. Scott (George Francis Scott) Elliot
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1. Front matter2. THE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFE3. CHAPTER I THE ACTIVITY OF VEGETABLES4. CHAPTER II ON SAVAGES, DOCTORS, AND PLANTS5. CHAPTER III A TREE'S PERILOUS LIFE6. CHAPTER IV ON FORESTS7. CHAPTER V FLOWERS8. CHAPTER VI ON UNDERGROUND LIFE9. CHAPTER VII HIGH MOUNTAINS, ARCTIC SNOWS10. CHAPTER VIII SCRUB11. CHAPTER IX ON TEA, COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, AND TOBACCO12. CHAPTER X ON DESERTS13. CHAPTER XI THE STORY OF THE FIELDS14. CHAPTER XII ON PLANTS WHICH ADD TO CONTINENTS15. CHAPTER XIII ROCKS, STONES, AND SCENERY16. CHAPTER XIV ON VEGETABLE DEMONS17. CHAPTER XV ON NETTLES, SENSITIVE PLANTS, ETC.18. CHAPTER XVI ON FLOWERS OF THE WATER19. CHAPTER XVII ON GRASSLANDS20. CHAPTER XVIII POISONS21. CHAPTER XIX ON FRUITS22. CHAPTER XX WANDERING FRUITS AND SEEDS23. CHAPTER XXI STORY OF THE CROPS24. CHAPTER XXII PLANTS AND ANTS25. CHAPTER XXIII THE PERIL OF INSECTS26. CHAPTER XXIV RUBBER, HEMP, AND OPIUM27. CHAPTER XXV ON CLIMBING PLANTS28. CHAPTER XXVI PLANTS WHICH PREY ON PLANTS29. CHAPTER XXVII PLANTS ATTACKING ANIMALS30. CHAPTER XXVIII MOSSES AND MOORS31. CHAPTER XXIX NAMES AND SUPERSTITIONS32. INDEX