The Romance of Plant LifeFront matterReading editionChapter navigation32 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFEChapter I · THE ACTIVITY OF VEGETABLESChapter II · ON SAVAGES, DOCTORS, AND PLANTSChapter III · A TREE'S PERILOUS LIFEChapter IV · ON FORESTSChapter V · FLOWERSChapter VI · ON UNDERGROUND LIFEChapter VII · HIGH MOUNTAINS, ARCTIC SNOWSChapter VIII · SCRUBChapter IX · ON TEA, COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, AND TOBACCOChapter X · ON DESERTSChapter XI · THE STORY OF THE FIELDSChapter XII · ON PLANTS WHICH ADD TO CONTINENTSChapter XIII · ROCKS, STONES, AND SCENERYChapter XIV · ON VEGETABLE DEMONSChapter XV · ON NETTLES, SENSITIVE PLANTS, ETC.Chapter XVI · ON FLOWERS OF THE WATERChapter XVII · ON GRASSLANDSChapter XVIII · POISONSChapter XIX · ON FRUITSChapter XX · WANDERING FRUITS AND SEEDSChapter XXI · STORY OF THE CROPSChapter XXII · PLANTS AND ANTSChapter XXIII · THE PERIL OF INSECTSChapter XXIV · RUBBER, HEMP, AND OPIUMChapter XXV · ON CLIMBING PLANTSChapter XXVI · PLANTS WHICH PREY ON PLANTSChapter XXVII · PLANTS ATTACKING ANIMALSChapter XXVIII · MOSSES AND MOORSChapter XXIX · NAMES AND SUPERSTITIONSINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFEAll chapters and sections (32)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFEChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Other sectionsINDEXA Living Bridge◇Such a bridge is described by Sir J. D. Hooker in his Himalayan Journals.◇THE ROMANCE OF PLANT LIFE →