Personality of plants

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Personality of plants

by Royal Dixon, Franklyn Everett Fitch

EN·~3 hours·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total

INTRODUCTION

4:45

CHAPTER IOrigin of Plants

11:16

CHAPTER IILIFE OF A PLANT

13:25

CHAPTER IIIMigrations of Plants

19:22

CHAPTER IVComrades of the Plant World

12:38

CHAPTER VAllies of the Plant World

15:01

CHAPTER VIMarriage Customs of Plants

13:31

CHAPTER VIIArt in the Plant World

16:38

CHAPTER VIIIMusic in the Plant World

13:30

CHAPTER IXScience in the Plant World

21:04

Description

This work invites listeners to reconsider the world of plants not as a silent backdrop but as living participants in the same spiritual tapestry that humans inhabit. Drawing on philosophy, early science, and vivid observation, it argues that every blade of grass and blooming flower possesses a subtle intelligence that shapes its environment. By treating plants as friends rather than mere resources, the author opens a path to deeper self‑knowledge.

In the first part the narrative traces the ancient origins of plant life, weaving mythic and scientific perspectives into a coherent story of evolution and adaptation. It then moves toward modern horticultural achievements, showing how human art and technology have been intertwined with vegetal thought. Listeners will come away with a fresh sense of reverence for the green world and its quiet, yet profound, influence on our own existence.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (228K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Boullion-Biggs, 1923.

Credits

The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Jun 5, 2022

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the authors

Royal Dixon

Royal Dixon

1885–1962

A Texas-born naturalist and popular early 20th-century writer, he mixed close observation of animals with a strong belief that they deserved sympathy and fair treatment. His books aimed to make readers look at everyday creatures with more curiosity and kindness.

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Franklyn Everett Fitch

Best known for early 20th-century nature writing that treats trees and plants as lively, almost companionable presences, this coauthor helped bring a sense of wonder to popular science. The surviving record is slim, which gives the work itself an old-library kind of mystery.

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