This booklet contains Goethe's treatise on the metamorphosis of plants in 123 paragraphs as well as Rudolf Steiner's essay "The Origin of Goethe's Theory of Metamorphosis."

Anyone interested in Goethe's dynamic concept of the metamorphosis of plants should read this original treatise.   A prime example of his "perceptive power of judgment," this fascinating little work introduces a radically new way of looking at plants as lively manifestations of dynamic formative principles.

• Origin of the Theory of Metamorphosis by R. Steiner
• The Metamorphosis of Plants
• Introduction
• Of the Seed Leaves
• The Development of the Stem-Leaves from Node to Node
• Transition to the Flower
• Formation of the Calyx
• Formation of the Corolla
• The Formation of the Stamens
• Nectaries
• More about the Stamens
• Formation of the Style and Stigma
• The Fruits
• The Immediate Covering of the Seed
• A Glance Backward and Forward
• Eyes and their Development
• Formation of Composite Flowers and Fruits
• A Proliferous Rose
• A Proliferous Carnation
• Linnaeus's Theory of Anticipation
• Summary