Project Gutenberg 2014-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 207 Elliot, G. F. Scott (George Francis Scott) 1862 1934 Elliot, George Francis Scott The Romance of Plant Life Interesting Descriptions of the Strange and Curious in the Plant World Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Mary Akers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Romance of Plant Life" by G. F. Scott Elliot is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work provides interesting descriptions of the peculiar and fascinating aspects of the plant world, aiming to enlighten readers about the various roles that plants play in the ecosystem and their interactions with humans, animals, and the environment. At the start of the book, the author introduces the surprising concept that plants are not as passive as they seem. Through vivid descriptions and scientific explanations, the text discusses how certain plants exhibit movement and responsiveness, challenging the common perception that they are immobile and inactive. The author also emphasizes the significant role that plants play in supporting life on Earth, drawing connections between sunlight, photosynthesis, and the nourishment of both animals and humans, demonstrating the intricate web of life that centers around these vital organisms. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45930/45930-h/images/cover.jpg en Plants QK Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 815720 815715 2024-11-19T08:56:15.618558 2023-09-20T05:17:41.875967 text/html text/html 817633 2014-06-10T11:26:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2015449 2014-06-10T11:28:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2393050 2024-11-19T08:56:28.648509 application/epub+zip 2405927 2024-11-19T08:56:17.980511 application/epub+zip 389063 2024-11-19T08:56:16.819505 application/epub+zip 2642307 2024-11-19T08:56:36.038407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2570459 2024-11-19T08:56:27.125488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 557788 2022-09-20T21:28:38.049750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684498 684297 2024-10-19T09:18:46.483355 2023-09-20T05:17:39.852974 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 684126 2014-06-10T11:26:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 268321 2014-06-10T11:28:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 684363 2014-06-10T11:28:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 268191 2014-06-10T11:28:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21143 2024-11-19T08:56:36.306422 application/rdf+xml 30872 2024-11-19T08:56:16.984528 image/jpeg 4512 2024-11-19T08:56:16.901530 image/jpeg 2018887 2024-11-19T08:56:15.764566 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog