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Darwin's most wonderful plants : a tour of his botanical legacy / Ken Thompson.

by Thompson, Ken, 1954- author.

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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2018]

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.

Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 -- Knowledge -- Botany.

9780226675671 hardcover ; alkaline paper

022667567X hardcover ; alkaline paper

255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm

Introduction. The secrets of plants -- Room at the top. On the movements and habits of climbing plants (1865) -- Slow learners. The power of movement in plants (1880) -- The biter bit. Insectivorous plants (1875) -- Sex and the single plant. On the various contrivances by which British and foreign orchids are fertilised by insects, and on the good effects of intercrossing (1862) ; The effects of cross and self-fertilisation in the vegetable kingdom (1876) ; The different forms of flowers on plants of the same species (1877) -- The mysteries of the cabbage patch. The variation of animals and plants under domestication (1868) -- Afterword.

Darwin was a brilliant and revolutionary botanist whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time. With Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants, biologist and gardening expert Ken Thompson restores this important aspect of Darwin's biography while also delighting in the botanical world that captivated the famous scientist. Thompson traces how well Darwin's discoveries have held up, revealing that many are remarkably long-lasting. Some findings are only now being confirmed and extended by high-tech modern research, while some have been corrected through recent analysis.

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