are aroused by nature. But may there not SENTIMENT 

 be a deeper truth in the artist's use of these ' 

 words? May it not be that to his truer sight, 

 and because of his profounder sympathy, na- 

 ture reveals more of her mysteries ? 



Still, let us ask Science what it has to say 

 upon this subject. Does modern science have 

 anything to say? The fact is, prominent scien- 

 tists are saying some startling things. For ex- 

 ample, Darwin, son of the great Darwin, as 

 president of the Royal Society of England, in 

 his annual address several years ago, declared 

 his belief that plant life is conscious, and he is 

 reported to have made the statement that it is 

 "possessed of faculties up to memory"; and 

 many biologists and psychologists share his 

 views. Many will recall the elder Darwin's fine 

 enthusiasm, who, while always strictly scien- 

 tific in his methods, never stating anything but 

 uncolored fact, was filled with wonder and awe 

 in his study of the lives and conduct of plants, 

 indicating to his mind something much like 

 human intelligence. 

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