AND PERSONALITY 



man's warfare against man is the most bitter, so in the 

 plant world the most relentless warfare is that of plant 

 against plant. A plant fights for sunshine, for moisture, and 

 for soil, and to this bitter struggle plants draw many ani- 

 mals. The nectar of flowers entices the insect to fertilize 

 distant plants and trees. To exact payment for the fruit, 

 which bears energy to the animals, trees subsidize animals 

 to spread their kind by carrying their seeds. 



Thus the plant sustains and kills the animal; the animal 

 sustains and kills the plant; billions of plants and animals 

 are killed, and millions are born every day in this age-long 

 struggle; in fact, a day on the African front is a day of 

 countless deaths, countless births, countless conflicts, count- 

 less victories, and countless defeats. 



