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Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 2

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Botanic Garden, a Poem in Two Parts. Part 2

by Erasmus Darwin

English· 05:57:25· 21 chapters
The Botanic Garden. Part 2, Containing the Loves of the Plants.
Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus was also a famous naturalist in his own day, in addition to being a celebrated poet. This is the second part of his popular science poem in heroic couplets intended to introduce botany to the English public. It summarizes Linnaeus’ system of sexual selection in plants.-Summary by Matthew Muñoz
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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Advertisement, Preface, and Proem

    12:36
  2. Chapter 2

    Canto I, lines 1-118

    24:15
  3. Chapter 3

    Canto I, lines 119-242

    23:56
  4. Chapter 4

    Canto I, lines 243-358

    22:14
  5. Chapter 5

    Canto I, lines 359-484

    19:00
  6. Chapter 6

    Interlude

    13:31
  7. Chapter 7

    Canto II, lines 1-120

    13:52
  8. Chapter 8

    Canto II, lines 121-242

    13:26
  9. Chapter 9

    Canto II, lines 243-364

    11:08
  10. Chapter 10

    Canto II, lines 365-480

    10:36
  11. Chapter 11

    Interlude II

    08:01
  12. Chapter 12

    Canto III, lines 1-132

    18:17
  13. Chapter 13

    Canto III, lines 133-244

    15:25
  14. Chapter 14

    Canto III, lines 245-368

    15:14
  15. Chapter 15

    Canto III, lines 369-468

    14:11
  16. Chapter 16

    Interlude III

    20:15
  17. Chapter 17

    Canto IV, lines 1-126

    16:18
  18. Chapter 18

    Canto IV, lines 127-244

    19:31
  19. Chapter 19

    Canto IV, lines 245-362

    19:43
  20. Chapter 20

    Canto IV, lines 363-496

    16:54
  21. Chapter 21

    Additional Notes

    29:02