Philosophy
They are my favorite flowering plant. A crisp Fall breeze clears the nose and then followed by a whiff the flowering Chrysanthemum.
In 1790, chrysanthemums were introduced into England from China. These hardy plants have since been found native in Japan, northern Africa, and southern Europe. Their flowers come in every color except blue. Their blooms come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. Some are spherical in shape and have incurved petals at the center. Some have tubular-shaped petals of unequal length with little hooks at the end. Spoon Chrysanthemums have rather flat petals that are spoon-shaped at the end. Anemone Chrysanthemums have fairly flat, thin petals with shorter tubular petals in the center.
Chrysanthemums [Wikipedia]
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Philosophy
Chrysanthemums...a significant historical plant...and smells nice too
They are my favorite flowering plant. A crisp Fall breeze clears the nose and then followed by a whiff the flowering Chrysanthemum.
In 1790, chrysanthemums were introduced into England from China. These hardy plants have since been found native in Japan, northern Africa, and southern Europe. Their flowers come in every color except blue. Their blooms come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. Some are spherical in shape and have incurved petals at the center. Some have tubular-shaped petals of unequal length with little hooks at the end. Spoon Chrysanthemums have rather flat petals that are spoon-shaped at the end. Anemone Chrysanthemums have fairly flat, thin petals with shorter tubular petals in the center.
Chrysanthemums [Wikipedia]
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Among the pre-Socratics, it was Pythagoras who hypothesized that the most basic constituent of the universe wasn't some material substance but rather numbers. The idea must have seemed strange to most of his contemporaries, but over two thousands...
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Mistletoe...the saviour for nerds and nerdettes at Christmas time. "Mistletoe a Christmas poem" by Walter de la Mare Sitting under the mistletoe (Pale-green, fairy mistletoe), One last candle burning low, All the sleepy dancers gone, Just one candle...
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I remember as a adolescent being somewhat fascinated by the power of tanna leaves in those old Universal mummy movies. Ardath Bey would burn a few and chant some lines to direct the mummy to life to find his lost love Princess Ankh-es-en-amon. WOW, the...
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