Today marks the anniversary of Alfred Russel Wallace. He's famous for coming up with a theory of evolution through natural selection, and spurring Charles Darwin into publishing his own thoughts on the topic. He's also known for the Wallace Line in Indonesia, an imaginary boundary between animals related to Asian species and those related to Australian species. However, he studied plants too.
Wallace sailed to Brazil in 1848 and studied the plants of the Amazon. The trip was a success till the voyage back four years later when the ship he was returning caught fire. He lost all he collected and most of his notes. Nonetheless he was able to produce a book of some of his studies.
How to Play
Six plants fill each row
each column, each box of six
no bloom may repeat
Tap an empty cell
then choose your plant from below
watch the garden grow
Or pick a plant first
then tap the cells where it goes
faster hands plant more
Red borders will warn
when two alike share a line
rethink and replant
Ticked plants rest complete
all six placed in rightful soil
fewer choices left
The clock starts to run
the moment your first plant falls
how swift is your hand?
Select a plant, then tap cells
Two ways to play: Tap an empty cell then pick a plant, or select a plant below then tap cells to place it.
Cover image: Wallace in 1895 via Wikipedia
