Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine,  3 (1854–55), 166–67.

Plucked Flowers

Mrs H B Stowe

Genre:

Short Fiction

Subjects:

Botany, Vitalism, Horticulture


    The mother of the character Georgina explains how 'the vital force' causes flowers to blossom and, using an analogy between human intellectual and plant growth, discusses the benefits of strengthening the soul before it is allowed to blossom (167).



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