Young trees in a thick forest are found to incline themselv… - George Horne

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Young trees in a thick forest are found to incline themselves towards that part through which the light penetrates, as plants are observed to do in I darkened chamber towards a stream of light let in through an orifice, and as the ears of corn do towards the south.

George Horne

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George Horne D.D. (1 November 1730 – 27 January 1792) was an English churchman, writer, and university administrator.

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Alternative Names: Rt. Rev. George Horne

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