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