Botanic Garden
a Poem in Two Parts
von Erasmus Darwin
Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz
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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| Advertisement, Preface, and Proem | 12:36 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto I, lines 1-118 | 24:15 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto I, lines 119-242 | 23:56 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto I, lines 243-358 | 22:14 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto I, lines 359-484 | 19:00 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Interlude | 13:31 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto II, lines 1-120 | 13:52 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto II, lines 121-242 | 13:26 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto II, lines 243-364 | 11:08 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto II, lines 365-480 | 10:36 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Interlude II | 8:01 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto III, lines 1-132 | 18:17 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto III, lines 133-244 | 15:25 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto III, lines 245-368 | 15:14 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto III, lines 369-468 | 14:11 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Interlude III | 20:15 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto IV, lines 1-126 | 16:18 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto IV, lines 127-244 | 19:31 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto IV, lines 245-362 | 19:43 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Canto IV, lines 363-496 | 16:54 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz | |
| Additional Notes | 29:02 | Gelesen von Matthew Muñoz |