The Germ: Thoughts towards Nature In Poetry, Literature, and Art. London: January-April 1850.

Edited by William Michael Rossetti, with contributions by Dante and Christina Rossetti, F. Madox Brown, Thomas Woolner and others, the title refers to the Pre-Raphaelite belief in the importance of nature and the human imagination. The title was altered for the last two parts and reads Art and Poetry: Being Thoughts toward Nature Conducted principally by Artists.