This episode begins with the author's intent regarding the Spirit of the Plant Biographies featured in The Book of Wild Flowers, published in 1924 by the National Geographic Society.

It contains the entries for the Acanthus Family: the Hairy Ruellia (Ruellia ciliosa Pursh), and the first listed member of the Almond Family: the Peach Blossom (Amygdalus persica L.)