Almonds ! Their mere mention, at least to me, brings to mind snacks to accompany an evening drink. And that ought to remind us of…
A scientist and a writer
A scientist and a writer
Almonds ! Their mere mention, at least to me, brings to mind snacks to accompany an evening drink. And that ought to remind us of…
Did the Almighty devise this plant with children in mind? Small enough to let them climb it and relish its nuts. These, suitably reachable and…
These familiar plants grow in woodland, hedges and scrub, and thrive in acidic soils.Brambles, one of their names, are familiar from their fruit, the blackberry:…
Tamus communis L., also known as Dioscorea communis (L.), or black bryony, is a very common plant in woods and hedges. It is found all…
We the French have this say, La valeur n’attend pas le nombre des années, i.e., merits can outnumber one’s years. Childhood is a modern, basically…
This plant owes its name to its identity in many a language as bears’ garlic: it is called “bear’s onion” or “bear’s garlic” throughout Europe:…
This flower stands out in its mountaineous habitat, typically meadows on high plateaux (altiplanos) where cattle are kept. Cows refrain from eating it, probably because…
The Latin name of the genus is a cognate of fraga, which was how Romans named this delicacy, for its fragrance — a cognate; it…
What an emphatic creature! Even though a familiar sight, nevertheless its excesses are astonishing : so many branches, a plethora of leaves, short spikes all…
As the climbers rest on a ledge, they may notice an earlier occupant: it has lived there for a long time, despite the harsh conditions,…