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

Erasmus Darwin

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PART I.

PART II.

WITH

ADVERTISEMENT.

APOLOGY.

THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION.

CANTO I.

THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION.

CANTO II.

THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION.

CANTO III.

THE ECONOMY OF VEGETATION.

CANTO IV.

CONTENTS

CANTO I.

CANTO II.

CANTO III.

CANTO IV.

ADDITIONAL NOTES.

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

ELECTRIC POINTS.

FAIRY-RINGS.

NOTE XIV.—BUDS AND BULBS.

NOTE XV.—SOLAR VOLCANOS.

NOTE XVI.—CALCAREOUS EARTH.

NOTE XVII.—MORASSES.

NOTE XVIII.—IRON.

STEEL.

MODERN PRODUCTION OF IRON.

SEPTARIA OF IRON-STONE.

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.

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.

NOTE XX.—CLAY.

NOTE XXI.—ENAMELS.

NOTE XXII.—PORTLAND VASE.

NOTE XXIII.—COAL

NOTE XXIV.—GRANITE.

GEOLOGICAL RECAPITULATION.

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.

SOUTH-WEST WINDS.

NORTH-EAST WINDS.

SOUTH-EAST WINDS.

NORTH-WEST WINDS.

TRADE-WINDS.

MONSOONS AND TORNADOES.

LAND AND SEA-BREEZES.

CONCLUSION.

INSTRUMENTS.

RECAPITULATION.

NORTH-EAST WINDS.

SOUTH-EAST WINDS.

NORTH-WEST WINDS.

TRADE-WINDS.

MONSOONS AND TORNADOES.

LAND AND SEA-BREEZES.

CONCLUSION.

INSTRUMENTS.

RECAPITULATION.

NOTE XXXIV.—VEGETABLE PERSPIRATION.

NOTE XXXV.—VEGETABLE PLACENTATION.

NOTE XXXVI—VEGETABLE CIRCULATION.

NOTE XXXVII—VEGETABLE RESPIRATION.

NOTE XXXVIII.—VEGETABLE IMPREGNATION.

NOTE XXXIX.—VEGETABLE GLANDULATION.

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.

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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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