COMPLETE[Gardening/NF] Talks about Flowers -Mary Wellcome-ag

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Talks About Flowers by Mary Decker Wellcome (1823 - ).

To all Flower Lovers who may read these pages, we come with kindly greetings. To you we dedicate our Work. Encouraged by the many testimonials of favor with which our Flower Sketches have been received, which have appeared in the Boston Journal, Portland Transcript, and the leading Floricultural journals, we were induced to prepare this volume,..As it is, we are sure that we have given you a great amount of valuable information, and just such as amateurs need, respecting the habits and requirements of those flowers which are best adapted for general cultivation, and in a form specially new and attractive, combining the history and literature of flowers, with description and mode of culture. ( Mrs. Mary D. Wellcome)
This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/talks-about-flowers-by-mary-decker-wellcome/
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    1. How to claim a part, and "how it all works" here To find a section to record, simply look at point 5. below at the sections. All the ones without names beside them are "up for grabs." Click "Post reply" at the top left of the screen and tell us which section you would like to read (include the section number from the left-most column in the reader list, please). Read points 6. to 8. below for what to do before, during and after your recording.
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      Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Nature; *Non-fiction/House & Home/Gardening
      Keywords that describe the book: plants, Gardening, horticulture, perennials, houseplants, floriculture
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In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by BettyB »

May I start with 6, 7, 13, 16 and 20.

I was surprised to see this off the Launch Pad so quickly...

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Post by alg1001 »

Hi BettyB,
I decided to be the DPL so it didn't need to stay for long.
Thank you for starting this off!
Amy :D
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by 2839reader »

Hi, claim 11-14-24-34-37 please.
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Post by alg1001 »

Thank you for your claims, Kathleen!
Amy :)
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by Kirstentulipani »

Hello everyone!

I'm entirely absolutely new at this but would love to read a few passages.
I'd love to do #0, Preface, #1 Introduction, #8 A Talk About Pansies, #10 Balsams, #15 A Talk About Pelargoniums, and #29 Among My Flowers.

I really look forward to cutting my teeth as a Librivox volunteer. And to working with you all!

Thanks.
Kirsten
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Post by alg1001 »

Welcome Kirsten!
This is a nice choice for a first recording since it has short sections. Please take a look at this:
http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/1-Minute_Test
I will hold those sections for two days pending your test. Once it is approved, I will add your claims. I hope you will come right back with it.
Have fun!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by Kirstentulipani »

Thanks!
I don't yet have my microphone (and with the holiday weekend probably won't be able to get it until Tues-Wed) but will complete the test shortly.
~Kirsten
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Post by alg1001 »

Okay, I will hold them until next weekend. As for a microphone, you don't need anything fancy to start. Logitech has some good ones to start with, but that is all discussed in the wiki and we have the microphone showdown,too.
Good luck,
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by Kirstentulipani »

Thanks Amy!
I've just now purchased the Logitech microphone online, and have downloaded Audacity so it's all in the works.
(I've been wanting to do this for awhile, it feels good to begin!)

~Kirsten
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Post by alg1001 »

Yay! It is a lot of fun and a great community here. :D
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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Post by Kirstentulipani »

:D Looking forward to it all.
(And I've enjoyed many Librivox recordings in the past, too!)
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Post by alg1001 »

Hi BettyB,
This is interesting already. Wonderful readings!
These two are PL OK. :thumbs:
Thank you!
Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
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