198 THE HUMAN SIDE OF PLANTS 



and a voluntary command which instigated and 

 controlled the action of the forces that bent the 

 root and carried it back. 



The question then arises: "If there is an 'active' 

 and a 'passive' mentality in plants, if they possess 

 senses and instincts as well as reasoning powers, 

 where is the seat of all these powers where is the 

 plant brain?" 



This would be a matter of plant physiology 

 rather than plant psychology, were it a point that 

 could be placed under any classification ; but, up to 

 the present time, scientists have been unable to iden- 

 tify any specific part of a plant with this brain 

 seat. 



Spirituality is a condition of responsiveness to 

 and membership in the universal spirit, the spirit 

 of the Creator, the Infinite Substance, God. 



The assertion that plants have spirituality, have 

 souls, has been held up to ridicule wherever and 

 whenever made. Nevertheless many scientists of 

 great reputation and ability, realising that "the 

 best part of our universe is hidden from the 'un- 

 assisted sight,' and that the 'music of the spheres' 

 is altogether unheard by the ordinary ear," have 

 given to the idea of plant spirituality more than 

 a passing glance, with absolute conversion, in fre- 

 quent cases, to the affirmative side of the question. 



