The Greatest Show On Earth
“But we are humans, accustomed to making choices that are deliberate and planned. Are there other animals that do the same thing as human breeders, perhaps without deliberation or intention but with similar results? Yes, and they carry this book’s softening-up program steadily forward. This chapter embarks on a step-by-step seduction of the mind as we pass from the familiar territory of dog breeding and artificial selection to Darwin’s giant discovery of natural selection, via some colourful int...ermediate stages. The first of these intermediate steps along the path of seduction (is it over the top to call it a primrose path?) takes us into the honeyed world of flowers.
Wild roses are agreeable little flowers, pretty enough, but nothing to write home about in the terms one might lavish on, say, ‘Peace’ or ‘Lovely Lady’ or ‘Ophelia’. Wild roses have a delicate aroma, unmistakable, but not to-swoon-for like ‘Memorial Day’ or ‘Elizabeth Harkness’ or ‘Fragrant Cloud’.MoreLess
Wild roses are agreeable little flowers, pretty enough, but nothing to write home about in the terms one might lavish on, say, ‘Peace’ or ‘Lovely Lady’ or ‘Ophelia’. Wild roses have a delicate aroma, unmistakable, but not to-swoon-for like ‘Memorial Day’ or ‘Elizabeth Harkness’ or ‘Fragrant Cloud’.MoreLess
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