Most of us think of Darwin working on The Beagle, drawing inspiration for the theory of evolution from his travels to the Galapagos. However, Darwin published On the Origin of Species nearly thirty years after his expeditions, and most of his work during this period focused on experiments and observations of plants at his home in Kent. He was particularly interested in carnivorous and climbing plants, as well as in the pollination and evolution of flowers.

Ken Thompson considers Darwin a brilliant and revolutionary botanist, whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time - and are often only now being confirmed and expanded by modern high-tech research. Like Darwin, he is fascinated and impressed by the powers of plants - particularly by aspects of movement, hunting, and 'plant intelligence.'

This is an essential book that re-establishes Darwin as a pioneering botanist, whose careful observations of plants were crucial to the theories of evolution.

Pages: 256, Publication Year: 0704, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm