The Garden Warden, pt III. ; 'The Frog-Hop' - Or; 'Thanks a bucket...'

 

; Or, about Diderot for some 'legislative-political' thinker (Or, Did. part II.)

“...These plants are casualties of intensive agriculture, road building, urban development, the drainage of wetlands, pollution, and nutrient enrichment. Butterflies and some birds are going the same way.

It is easy to spot an urban development that will destroy natural plant habitat, although not very easy to stop it. Nutrient enrichment is a less visible, but more insidious threat to plant diversity that extends right across the land. ...Even in unfertilized habitats, nitrogen oxide from car exhausts and other sources is deposited from the air or dissolved out of the atmosphere by rain, adding the equivalent of forty kilograms or more nitrogen to the vegetation in many areas. ...In the Ashdown Forest in Sussex, the protected habitat of Pooh Bear and the other nursery fauna created by A.A.Milne in the 1920s, forty-seven plant species were lost between 1900 and 1996. Rivers enriched with nutrients also encourage the growth of demon plants in protected places. Many English rivers are now bordered by solid stands of stinging nettle, which luxuriates of the plentiful supply of phosporus that they carry. How many people make the connection between the phosphate-laden washing powders they pour into their dishwater or washing machine and the painful, impenetrable barrier that cuts them off from the enjoyment of their local river?” ;

“Forest trees are also suspectible to nitrogen-pollution. ...The initial effects of the added nitrogen were what you might expect in nitrogen limited forest: the trees grew better. But after fifteen years of exposure to additional nitrogen inputs similar to those found in polluted areas, the forest ecosystem has become saturated with nitrogen, changing the chemistry of the soils. The canopies of the red pines had thinned and lost foliage and a great many trees had died. [on Adirondacks] ...red spruce is disappearing as it succumbs to atmospheric nitrogen pollution to which it seems particularly suspectible. Balsam fir is taking its place...“ ; ...from Demons in Eden. The Paradox of Plants Diversity. (By Jonathan Silverton, 2006); p.137, 100. ;

“In 2005 to 2006 an intensive survey attempted to locate surviving members of the rare Chinese or Yangtse River dolphin, the baiji, Lipotes vexillifer. This freshwater mammal, a former resident of the Yangtse in central China, had become rarer throughout the 20^th century. ... It was 'functionally extinct', meaning that even if a few survived, they would be too scattered, too limited in genetic diversity and facing too many environmental problems to recover in any viable way. Numerous factors contributed to the dolphin's demise. It lost its traditional revered status in China's Great Leap Forwards, which promoted technology and agricultural self sufficiency, so from 1958 it was hunted for its skin and meat as well as bones as trinkets. Fishing was a factor: prey was decimated due to local fishing; illegal but common electrofishing and accidental by-catch... increased river traffic...high noise levels that interfered with its echolocation... Dams and other barriers...such as the giant Three Gorges hydroelectric scheme, and water quality become poorer, including run-off from sewage, ...pesticides ...industrial chemicals. ...official report concluded that being trapped in fishing nets and similar gear was a major factor.” ; from Evolution. The Whole Story (ed. Parker, 2015.; Sheet on 'Extinctions today: Baiji. Early Miocene Epoch – Late Holocene Epoch'; p. 556-7.) ;

“... A time will come when all wrongs will be presented before the court of nations, and the power which commits them will itself be judged by its victims.” (Denis Diderot) ; 'Observations sur le Nakaz' (Section, LXVI)

; Series 'Spring-Garden Warden', Pt III.

; Series on Biodiversity, IV.

; ...Series of the view-points on Commonwealth(s), pt. XI

It is not, perhaps, our task (of precisely) devote so much for these views on a likely extinction of this river dolphin species - The 'Yantgze River queen', such as seems venerated name the species sometime priorly was called with. ;  Except from the above entry referred I've also not any too particularly seeked find out more from it's extinction. Having noted that our specific occupations here seem from leave us, of relative, limited chances to observe anything like this from very detailed. (The impression, of usual, from our efforts here, is a bit like coming for witness a 'scene', gather what would be left for most apparent in sight...And then wonder what details been hidden/intentionally blurred from us. I mean that of symbolically, of course...Therefore, of resultant, it would be actually quite meaningless from us to devote the larger parts these views on that particular case, only.)

'The-world-that-waits-in-vain' ; So, also, is at least quite as notable that I can fx imagine many species listed at below/beside pic of the about 20^th century extinctions - fx, Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis ; Round Island Burrowing boa, Bolymia multocarinata - that might've had araised from more of a general concern and publicity, during the short-while from the newsings about their confirmed disappearance. Some from more araised concern by the longer times from, and, likeliest most of these from only to a limited amount time. Some from soon after (the happened) loss and some only several years from after. (The Yangtze river dolphin said from practical noted extinct by 2003, but in the present days one can of course assume the happened from unavoidably would remain a concern and to trouble, at least the ecologist and alike, still to some time.)   
 

; ...Then is also (to some comparison, from fx between the 1950s, 1970s to our time) notable, on this present-era, far more of a concern exist on the numeous variety (multitudes!) plant- and the tree-species, that seem considered threatened by same fates. Lot more probably than ever before were. ; Many that would appear likewise threatened/already perhaps disappeared as direct resultant by  human causes/activitets. Not to mention, fx, the same concern from the insects. (And, biologists/scientists of more recent, by occasional, also seem from precaution for possible similar threats from  concern also the bacterial and microbial life. Fx, some reasons to, because our one-sided 'medical cultures', the antibiotics, and their known side-effects are occasional noted from seen as causes to an emerge or growth of the super-bacteria, ...and the sort - For lot less horrific-sounding, that (more 'regularly', the every-day life) meaning the 'imbalances' at the natural organic bacteria-level. That (bacteria, microbes) something we take, somewhat, for granted and of not likely from suffer any drastic disappearance, or have any visible role to anything. While the reality actually quite the opposite. As I fx learned of that book by Yong, by my recent reading.) ; ...Let us not go on that more particulars from...barely familiar from and about. – Since we don't actually see the bacteria and microbes, can't do their counting by ourselves, wouldn't from express opinioning what the likehood, or from say of how significant  important an aspect, by this period, now. ; But some ten years ago that seemed be quite much discussed. Of presently, the medical treatments and knowledges about that might have advanced - Fx, it said that the antibiotics overuse, noted for favor their resistance from develop in the bacteria (...actually it meaningful from cons those some that harmful, amongst, 'the pathogens'). ...And therefore the more varied uses/treatment methods seem nowadays favored in the medicinal practice. (Hope so. I believe I know about this. Fx, having experienced in the past, consequently harms and 'side-effects' of that unshaken, firm beliefs, to almost 'divine' effectivity of the antibiotics as the exclusively maintained 'treatment method'. In the 1970s, of that time/decade many people, probably,  might  have some memoirs of the resembling - Although I can't from exact say that which was the more responsible, the proscribed antibiotics or the uncompetent medics, doctors. Didn't increase my any confidence towards either.)

But now I have gone 'off tracks' from this topic...  
Perhaps then for some slight clarification provided on the pic above/beside;

Those species listed on it not by any manner comprehensive or from a representative selections even, of the numerically significant many species that might disappeared during these time-scale(s) given (; from 100, or 1000 years a time). They're just (some) species whose recent disappearances I by few years back happened gather little short-notices made from – All strictly of the human causes, 'cause actually on during known human history there ain't any proof of the comparable from due any 'non-human cause'. At least not any proof from known extinction(s) without the assumption about that humanity might've (also) played part at. 
 

What notable, fx, is that it meant for comprise the bit less renown/less recognized species in the general 'memoir' - there would've been some from better known species also counted on to that 'lost menagerie'. - An applicable term I sometimes noted used at literature from extinct some. And, fx insects and fishes are completely devoid at this selection my collected names. (While there would been many, actually would've been more numerous from, of course.) The primates are not presented. There'd be probably several, fx certainly many in the variety on lemurs, but in general I did not come of notice any species of apes, monkeys, having disappeared by these recent timings (Quite possible there is, the threatened are actually procentually more numerous than at many comparable groups. Maybe we've been just as much from concealed of the information about, than of many else things.) ; And more so, from cons anything you'd yourself bother for a more concerned look: the songbirds, the snakes and reptiles, the marine species...

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“The idea that the rest of creation might count for as much as we do is spectacularly foreign, even to most environmentalists. The ecological movement has always had it's greatest success in convincing people that we are threatened by some looming problem – Or, if we are not threatened directly, then some creatures that we find appalling, such as the seal or the whale or the songbird. ... Many of those who take the biocentric view are, of course, oddballs, the sort who would walk two thousand miles instead of flight.” ; Mckibben, The End of Nature (1989; p. 147, 148.)

'Beyond any reasonable doubts' ; ...Of cons this species mentioned on quoted at begins (,that Evolution. The Whole story, such as seems wrote on), also is said that various factors effected to it's demise (Mentioned fx are the hunt/fishing, pollution, dams...) ; Then it is also so that in the world there seems from remain only 4 river dolphin species left,  this lost one, baiji, from counted out . Or, maybe less, 3 or 4 depending on from whether counting along one (,or two?) species that not appear exactly freshwater-adapted, but merely tolerate the 'semi'-salt water environments. (Such living mostly on the deltas from Amazon-rivers). ; About them also seems from noted the river dolphins not very adaptable from kept/increase on captivity. (In effect probably meaning, them not from breed at the human created protected environments: Such as are some artificial pools, etc...) ; So that also makes it, somewhat, so that wouldn't had changed the general picture, even if the species by protection/any artificial methods would've had remained for maintained to 'living species'. 'Functionally extinct' practically means extinct of the Natures. No dolphins in the river-system, on their natural environment. ; Given the aforesaid, also then becomes from similar note-worth that fx a Amazon river Dolphin (Inia geofrensis), seems appear also for most  threatened by very resembling threats; the dams built to river-system(s), the fisheries declines, mercury-poisoning. All from the genera (river dolphin species) seem noted to a severely endangered group, mainly due because of these/similar reasons.

Then, w. similarity to many extinctions, typically (most) water-systems concerning, 'causes' to that seem from traceable to cultural changes and human progresses of during more than 50 years time. At least. The 'progresses' which from more generally identifiable on for the various human causes, some that are usually take place along the modern developments, most intensively on this (very recent) period of time, half a century.

; So...most wouldn't then, perhaps, too much agree if I'd say that capitalism killed the species – Btw, in resemblance to but not 'quite like' that would concern also those plenty above listed species that we find from during the recent centurie(s) passed for that lost menagerie. ...Yes, (most) probably wouldn't agree to; After all, China by the time this example concerns, at the 1990s, still strictly taking a closed economy (/society, too) where – at least in theory – the opposite economic system was from maintained. (Or some 'transition-economy', if you wish.) The view-point is, of course, that my claim open on several other objections too. The more usual said, direct reasons that caused it's death, or the species loss, are more easy establish for any actual 'causes'.) Yet, at least it's possible notice from of these examples listed from past the 100 years time, that (most) would've happened on the distant far away, and most (geographically) not near for our consumerist-capitalist societies to this 'Northern hemisphere'. (The 'rich and prosperous' countries. Those 'late'-industrial economies and post-agricultural changes/modernization carried at the 1950s. Etc.) However, and even more notable, understand that these same characteristics probably would also 'fit' on a majority from seem said projected, as the unhoped, but equal often mentioned to threaten for realize in during the futures from an ongoing 21^st century.

; Anyway I settled from express this as the main view-point, because, any more usual given views (on extinctions) tend be of biologic, scientific and/or merely describe that as consequent human caused ecological harm. More rarely one would find some cultural-economic 'reasons' from asked, such as at this. And equally rare you'd – probably – find it from said that this kind contradiction(s) to any failures from preserve the life, would've from keenly have smtgh to do with our global economic system. (Or; system(s) if you think that this global capitalism and the more “local” communistic economies by our time to significantly from differ, on their totalitarian forms. I choose it sufficient to think that whichever a form of an economic totalitarism is maintained, the history quite adequate informs us that an environment and ecology never benefited of the either.)

Actually, 'sketched' a few pages worth on this, but it's not really very reliable for us to say anything too much on. Due us not being ecologists, or conservationists even. ; Perhaps, even, instead of this pointed an argument, would be more correct from just to read the most recent given explanations, or the species 'fact-sheet' for any ultimatum ('postscript') about on happened. (I've not, basically from reason that I find it unnecessary on our any purposes by this – Wouldn't change a thing, of this view on/about, whether or not we'd agree most that for correct. Or specifically of else factors for the direct causes on this extinction.) 
 

Except - and this not from similarly an 'unargumented' view - Actually seems it for certain, that capitalism did 'erase' or prevented there of emerging peoples emotional attaching on to this particular species. Meaning w. that what any circumstances leading to it's loss, during that 1990s. Even if the longer period/various several 'causes from preceded (that). ...I eagerly admit I not possess any very comprihesive knowledge, not've had read any too specifically about from. ; Yet, let us at least then say that I'd assume people would've probably received their Ipods and generations of PC's by the time w. somewhat less enthusiasm, had it emerged to more general concern on the era this seem time to. Or made for the more general knowledge. Not that I'd think it would've solely changed the rise of a present-day 'behavioral consumerism'. (Or halted the emergence of a superficial 'concern', actually an indifference that'd seems from nowadays to most characteristic feature of it. Even if any spoken eco-saviness, and more 'environmental-friendly' solutions, have for some time represented the more favored lately developments.)

... Also, what comes first in mind, from thinkin' this, is how the said seems from reflect the humanity's totalism, to many ways. And it then seems also lead us to somewhat very unpleasant questionings: Would you perhaps expect from anything else, then, after all? One noted aspect about the animal extinctions, more recent or from the decades old, appears also that for more common, at peoples memories (most) lost species don't seem from to pass further than a few generations. (This not said from to concerning by now more distant ages or of the more 'traditional cultures', from present view. Some often w. bit different sort cultural systems/tradition memorizing. This only meant as a view to our present 'advanced modernity' - these latest centuries, about. I make this remark, 'cause it's quite obvious that it can pass to a reliable view for, only, concerning our present modern economic systems – Some within whose emergence also the concept about that time has gone through some 'enfastened' changes. ...But of more specifically that not of very easy, briefly, to explain on this few arguments, about.) ; And then, further, do we care from think that we – as species – will ever reach the intelligence to actually acknowledging these kind (aspects). Would you'd think it for a realistic assumed, for the prospected futures concerning? 

; Well, it depends...Or I should say, depends solely about what we/you'd expect from life, what (we) wish the life from to consist of - and how you view it's worth. What's at it worth something, anything, and what – most obviously - is not. And the emotions, unavoidably, play large part to all that, too. From these questions, of consequently – Such as usual phrased from: Only time will tell. (The bad scenario is some where the real, actual emotions don't play any part.  If – some reason – the several affirmative causes happen from 'coincide'.) It's reliable say so, 'cause we seem learned from logic of capitalism that the peoples themselves are treated exactly that way, acc the laws by 'global economy'. You wouldn't then necessary think unlikely from any less stark a 'scenario' realizable from cons that 'rest of creation', the plants and animal species. ; Even so, even this much said, seems this establish relative little. (Actually, it enlarges for too much of speculative of what put aforth of the original topic, 'loss from emotions' and the consequences from, resultantly.) But I didn't mean this for to explain anything from, but as something to think about.

The implication is, that after a few decades, most peoples wouldn't, likeliest, even remember this species in particular. (Unless something very unusual takes place on what seems represent itself as our present state from a 'cultural memory'. Values, if you wish, but I rather emphasize the aspect that it more concerns an aspect about how we memorize our cultural past, on these present prevailing ways from the human culture – And the economic system(s), of present existent.) ...That might seem to a cynical, or even from an indiffering a view, but given the other species examples I at begins provided (That incomplete “list”, of during the '100 y.' and '1.000 y.', mainly from meaning the extinctions seen from during last century, 1900s- ) – becomes only realistic to estimate so. ; From somewhat more obvious, the implication is that unless we decide to actually limit our – so called – ecologic footprint from more significant and of more global comprihensively, the similar losses are ever more increasingly likelier. (But anybody, of course, would be aware from that. So I choose from end my contemplations on equally obvious statement that people of our time – on this global monopolistic capital-concerned era – from consciously, seem already accepting such a drastic, unhoped for a scenario, mainly because them are held for it to represent most keenly to a part from an economy/economic system they generally participate for. The capitalizing to it's principal, prevailing value, what at present to the most apparent. ) 
- But I choose to say no more to this, given the conditions these views/thoughts were from written/combined. Some from other conclusions in relating are then later parts this text - It already over much 'inflated' of any originally meant limit. 

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; Then we have...few paragraphs on Diderot here.

“...Such considerations might seem too metaphysical to someone who does not recognize that it is of greatest utility to have laws which elicit the fewest possible grounds for agreement among the participants in a crime.

Some courts offer a free pardon to an accomplice in a serious crime who incriminates his partners. This sort of measure has its advantages and its disadvantages. ... For, crimes of courage are less ruinous to the nation than crimes of cowardice. ...Moreover, the court shows its own lack of resolve and the weakness of the law if it begs the help of those who offend against it.

[...] ... What kind of example would it be to the nation if the promise of impunity were to be revoked and if someone who had simply responded to an invitation held out to him by the laws were to be dragged off to punishment as a result of some learned sophistry? Such examples are not rare among nations, and consequently not a few people think that a nation is nothing but a complicated machine whose levers are pulled at their pleasure by the most skillful and most powerful. Cold and indifferent to the delight of tenderer and sublimer souls, such men manipulate the dearest feelings and the most violent emotions with clinical precision when they see them useful to their own ends, playing on souls as musicians on their instruments.” ; (Beccaria), of Dei delitti e delle pene ; Chpt 37 ('Attempted crimes, accomplices and immunity', ...From an edition viewed depending, apparently, numbering to this section might differ.)

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“It is human nature to look for ways to be happy. What does a man need to be as happy as possible? ...Primitive man is serious and not sad; you rarely see stamped on his brow the passions and disease which leave such ugly or damaging traces. ... In a world the only evils that primitive man suffers are natural evils.

It is said that tyranny is the work of the people and not of kings. Why is it endured? ...

[...] From that point on, what abuses are there to which civilized man is not exposed ...without property, how can lasting memoir of sustenance be assured?

... Civilized people..., the vices of your political constitutions, and the bizarre laws which are a continual offense against the laws of nature.”; Diderot (...on Abbe Raynal's Histoire des deux Indies) ; Book 17, chpt 4;viii - 'The character of civilized man'

Diderot as the 'laws-giver', or to a 'legislator' on his times (the 1700s). Or, to the more general considered, from the concept 'right for punish', some of the central dilemmas at the Enlightenment-thought. 
Not that this would've meant to say most, or be from very strictly written around that theme. (...Having from to admit that...'cause the chapter/post, by origin, was only meant from contain few looks from my Summer cultivations, plants and perennial – Anything in addition, on this, then mostly conssiting of some 'thoughts thrown for the dark'.)

From read this day, Diderot's position, or his attitudes from this problem/aspect to his times, aren't by their foremost impression nearly so liberal than some other parts of his main (social) 'concerns'. ; More precisely, esp. his conceptions on the punishing and from the 'legal justice' on the 'Observations sur le Nakaz' sound to quite harsh from any modern viewing, this day. The text written ca between 1770s-80s, and it inspired from idea to 're-arranging' and/or suggestions for to improvement to the Catherine's (,the 2^nd, Russian empress, on whose court Diderot resided, 1770s) 'Nakaz'. ...Of whose origin, we in turn, learn that;

“...a long list of articles, combining general principles and specific proposals taken mostly from the writings of Montesquieu and Beccaria, [and, 'Nakaz'] ...insisted not only on the need for Russian laws to be made appropriate to Russian circumstances, but also on the political and military role of the nobility; following Beccaria, it advocated clarity in formulation of laws and humane methods of executing them; ...[it] ...emphasized duties rather than rights.” ; Yet, “...Nakaz was never used as a basis for legislation. Nor was its spirit observed.” - Wokler, Hope Mason: ''Introduction' (;xxii), on Diderot's Political Writings.)

Ie; that itself seems of been (Catherine's) 'code of laws', and it represented her 'official policy', paper – Even though, seems it also noted, from had not effect of to had lessened the 'autocratic' domestic policy, or, neither realized from less 'aggressorist' from concerning for her foreign politics. ; Not – at least not meaning to – from to enlarge this away from the main subject, so we should only take in consideration at Diderot's followed contemplations on that (at 'Observations...'). Or, from make a few views of what his 'revision' for the text can be noted to establish about his persona as political thinker, or from (his) political opinioning. Their development, and backgrounds. (After Diderot's death, when his left-after library and materials we're sent to Catherine, she's – as the usual standard anecdote - said from had thrown the manuscript of her hands in anger. Only to return for that, from little after, on more calm of 'tempers'. From the usual, common cited anecdote...)

From that question about punishments (on that), quite uncharacteristically – to him, seems it - Diderot from write fx following words:

“The same crime calls for different punishments, according to time, place, circumstance, moeurs, governments. It would be absurd to establish the same penalty for secret assemblies in a republican state as in a despotic state. ...

I do not intend to take away from Dei delitti e delle pene [Beccaria's famous text, publ. ] the humane character which has brought it so great a success. I am as much concerned as anyone else about the life of the innocent, ... Nevertheless [italics added, by us on preced. word.] I cannot resist making some calculations.

In out capital fewer than 150 men are put to death each year. In all the courts of France scarcely that number are tortured. That is, 300 men in a 25 million, or one man in 83,000. Is not more damage done by vice, exhaustion, a ball, parties, danger, a ruined courtesan, a carriage, mischance, cold, or a bad doctor? To save a life of a man is always an excellent deed,... [But]...From this I only draw the conclusion that there are many disadvantages which are in different ways serious and which have not received any attention.” (; Section LXII.)

...To put it equally harsh, or in contrast for: What those 'consequent assumptions' seem from to hide, Diderot sounds – on that part - a bit like some 'good politician' (in effect, bad) making moral escapees of not to having face the moral question about the discriminate aspects that were keenly adjoining to some (legalized) cruelties at his days in existence. Although, practically the torture wasn't anymore an existent practice on a pre-revolutionary France, and also public executions had become more for the rarity, probably. (; The later revolutionary incidents/or from the consequences that followed then, fx, are often said for show that the memory about the ancient punishing systems was soon from return in practice. Return alongside the monopolization of power for the few, along w. privileges kept to the then ruling minority. The death sentences and alike cruelties for public spectacles that were still believed only way that kept the 'masses' under controlled. From to put that for the very simplest, briefly. (From) asiding a lot, series of events, and foremost important of principals cons the political situation on the pre-revolutionary France, by late 1700s. All what would also be relevant mention as the backgrounds to that renown period of terror, 1793-4. Politics overall from their domestic and of foreign circumstances. The actions by foreign 'powers', ie countries particularly.)

; ...Somewhat expectably, elsewhere on that text (Cons. the importance to the prevention of crimes), Diderot fx emphasizes an importance for following some Enlightenment ideals, the general education, ao. Some that emphasized the general necessity for education of the 'masses' as well as their rulers. Yet, many his views in the text – more generally – seem to establish on basis some former 'classics' (Such as fx Beccaria, and of course, Montesquieu's, 1689-1755, The Spirit of the Laws, 1748.) ; Also, some of those observations seem from reflect, or have evident resemblance to the more famous Natures idealizing views presented by Rousseau. - Fx that statement put aforth of the society's early 'primitive' state, to a – likewise that was common-place on the era - assumption of it for a direct contrast for then existant 'civilized state'. ...Namely those stats, or his contemplations on crimes, seem then to lead him from later assert also; '... I would almost dare assert that more crimes are committed in Paris one day than in all the forests of primitive people in a year.' (; on Section LXIX.)

...But, perhaps bit revealing on that too, is from acc. the former cited Wokler, Hope Mason, that to his 'dynamic and organic materialism' Diderot seems taken keen interest on variety naturalistic thinkers and biology; Fx '[he] ...took a great interest in medicine, and he was much influenced by the speculations of La Mettrie and Maupertuis; by the researches of the Montpellier school of doctors, notably Bordeau... and ideas of the Swiss biologist, Haller. ...' (; xxxii) ; ...Amongst those, La Mettrie's L'Homme machine (1749?), maybe appears for a most characteristic example of the (early) Enlightenment 'physical' atheistic materialism. (Despite that his views are very 'rational' and that he principally denies any existence of the 'life' beyond any it's physical-biologic forms, his 'conceptions' (/arguments) are not very...evidentual to any more modern biologic thinkin. Somewhat paradoxically, feels his atheism to resemble the later naturalist views, but it also feels from mostly, of complete, alienate itself from any it's accompanying metaphysical-philosophic rationalist(?) views and theory, of the most typical 'modern' representations/argumentation. (fx nor very much similarity on a more theoretic  scepticistic thoughts/arguments of David Hume) ; (...From specified, La Mettrie (Julien Offray de, 1709-51), seems fx advocated the claim/view that it can be argumented that humans do indeed differ from the animals, to the species, but it yet also from completely argumentable that 'an idiot, or madman' is only animal in the human form, and, contrastively an ape w. a little intelligence actually is small human on a little differing 'form'. (Ie, pretty much followin' the typical 1700s 'utilitarist ethic', of the later times - 19th century- passed to the post-Darwinian debates about human actual origins, and 'differences' of between. In short - from explained/'interpreted' - a typical natural scientific subterfuge for not having to consider (the said) question/'problema' of any other than level of the physical, visible 'observable' characteristics. (...The consequences from are well renown for anyone little familiar to the roots and resulted 'findings' of the 1800s 'scientific' race-theory , et sim, incl. or keenly related for fx Huxley's anatomic specific studies on differences, or merely the 'close' resemblanceof our species for the 'anthropoid apes', or w. our close relates, the 'great apes'.) ; La Mettrie also not acknowledges the senses, or sensing (/'emotions') and 'thought', questions from the good and evil, not to play any role, to not representing any apparent contradictions for this kind of view. (Ie, it reflecting quite typical physician atheism, in that sense (Which he was by profession). However, Diderot not acknowledged this sort simple solutions - typical for 'rationale' of the 1700s - on that question the utilitarian ethics leaves from (complete) unanswered (Fx, of where do our thoughts and emotions actually originate from, then?) - So to his concerns, also the 'problema' about 'biological' origin of the human species araises for questioned. However, despite his contemplations of that and his 'organic materialistic' views, as the evolutionary views not (fully) developed prior Darwin, his any reached conclusions couldn't practically go any further than acknowledging the fact that there not any observable, confirmable  'quality' that'd differentiate the 'living' of the 'dead' materia. ; ...Or smght like, the case in point that he doesn't accept that kind 'fallacy' from not to consider the moral, and social questions, w. a 'might is right'-type ethically discrimate morals, as the presupposition. The latter more prevailed 'attitude' to much of preceded  1700s philosophy that had to explain 'away', somehow, the strict moral contradictions between the belief about humans 'divine' origin and the steep inequality between the sovereign and elites over the 'ruled masses'. Soforth, the observsation from Natures and whats seemingly resemblant there seems of arise to a level important to his 'social theory', about. )   

; Perhaps that, mostly,  would relate also on the aspect that any secularized scepticism, the atheistic views beyond an argumentably observable one: That about death of a 'physical' body, would've appeared all too endangering, given the 1700s dominant, untolerant religiousness (Catholism, foremost, ao, and of other 'Christian creeds' to the maintained 'orthodoxy' from a religious untolerance). Perhaps it more so too, that his remarked sources and references must've traceable for the somewhat older tradition, and 'cultural texts', generally. ...Or, to be honest, I'm not any too sure on/from what comes to this...

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Yet, (I think) it for more central on our views at this (the Enlightenment's problema about from that 'right for punish'), that Venturi seems fx from remarked:

'... Diderot had already appeared to yield on a decisive point. ...Thus, he overcame the obstacle, which Beccaria had considered, to every capital punishment, whether the victim was innocent or guilty, good or bad. In the end, Diderot had given up all the hope of saving those who had embarked on a life of crime.

...The abandonment of the central conception of Beccaria [from '...not to kill, not to continue the struggles of nature...(and) not...destroy, very base of human society as he conceived it.'] seems to have given rise among the Parisian philosophes to a sort of rush of paradoxes, to have given a free vein to their social fantasy.' (; 'Utopia and Reform...', p. 1971; 112-3.)

; Acc. that, the established utopist speculations, or 'thought' then also might've generated various many ways from new 'utilitarianism' and alongside that, the mentioned suggestions about what should be seen to the most 'proper' treatment to convicts. ...He seems described that, at subsequent paragraphs to the 'most paradoxic and strange aspects' on all 'casuistry' on what forms 'the repression of crime should take place'. - (Meaning, once the more archaic cruelties such as the torture and death penalty would've been discarded.) ; Also, acc. that Venturi:

“... Maupertuis [on 1752] had already proposed making use of convicts for medical experiments, and the idea was repeated to Beccaria himself by the greates Piedmontese economist of the eighteenth century, Giambattista Vasco. The organization of forced labour in such a way as to make it more effective and useful was the favourite topic of such speculations. ...The articles of the law of 1783 regarding hard labour make curious reading. In every corner of Europe, people strove to organize convicts according to Beccaria's teaching, to make them more useful to society and to themselves. All the discussions about lazarets and prisons, from Howard to Bentham, in the last years of the eighteenth century, constitute another typical meeting point of an authentic and profound Enlightenment philanthropy, a new economic calculation, and, something more disturbing, an ancient cruelty, which was assuming new and more rational forms. ” (; 113-114.)

(; Maupertuis, 1689-1759, a scientist, and 'geologist'?, of whom we might also just notice that he'd lead for a scientific expedition to the Lapland, around mid 1700s. But that, of course, not relates too much on any from this, probably.)

...Anycase, it perhaps far more interesting from observe, that (the various, several) natural scientific discoveries, and advances had already well prior Darwin fragmented that firm basis and the 'divine origin' which was still former by that time (during/until the Enlightenment-era) seen from exist between humans and the 'other species'. ; Hence perhaps was the interest on the new biological sciences and their rather concerned – but quite surprising 'archaic' methods, or thought-basis – to the study about any signs of the animalhood in humans. (Something which from subsequently, well later, also remained persistent in favor and developed on even more curious forms at that 1800s. Already, well before the time that Darwin's theories 'heated' the debate onwards 1860s.) 
; But, fx also on that 1700s, I've read, there already were experiments made on closely human-resembling species, such as probably the Chimpanzees to most usual. (Some such experiments where them were put for grow in complete isolation – the singular example I recall once read  about a specimen that was grown to complete separation of any outer world, in a room, and during many years kept isolated except from its warden, time to time appearing by. It's actually practically impossible imagine what the absurd 'scientific ideas' that could've served.) ; ...And, along that kind experiment were physical or surgical 'tests' made on the animals, which must've based on the existed views/ideas about their emotional and 'sensory' similarity from physical traits to the human beings. Although, can't say from these kind tortures of whether them any commonly were practised. Likeliest ; Despite that biologic 'interest' to human-resembling species, the more usual held view about animals seems been them from only some 'automatons', lackin' actual intelligence, or even from any comparable capacity to emotion. (Such views still tend exist, commonly, besides.)

Also, while very archaic, these kind 'laboratorist' experiments and attitudes towards the 'species' (and, from humans) – quite much – seem w. the resemblance on that early 1900s biology. Some time when the prevailed normative view about 'humanity', permitted - better say took from granted - all of the sensory and mental experiences basically possible from reduced to the senso-motoric 'principes', or 'mechanisms'. Fx; examples are of those famous Pavlovs's tests – made on animals. (While Pavlov not for the most apparent one-sided favorer to. But for his times 'form believer'.) And also from more notoriously, the experiments and tests on human patients carried in the belief for a 'behaviorist' sciences. With almost simultaneus timing, somewhat resembling on the characteristics too, but for the lot more horrifying still, fx physical and surgical experiments known of the nazies concentration camps

(Btw, Diderot wouldn't held beliefs on anything like the described experiments and theories from any too self-evident reliable. His thinkin also seems still develop merely on from it's philosophic base, instead of the 'biologic humanity'. Soforth, he fx has the place for morality – indiffering on that from to most (/many) his contemporary atheist, 'materialist' thinkers. And I think, he wouldn't probably had favored that said suggestion about convicts to 'guinea pigs'. - Although, feels it a bit more uncertain, but at least I've not seen any commentary on, or references of him to had expressed anything on that.) ; Anyhow, p-o-w about the Enlightenment-period biologic-social and socio-behavioric 'testing' mentioned, that the actual 'modern scientific' basis were from most part lacking. (; fx social sciences, psychology, and modern lab-techs). While the surgery existed, fx any modern equiment/machinery wasn't existant. So conseqeuntly, we fx probably have no grounds from suspect any mass-lobotomia plans on asylums (While the asylum patients treatments to many a level very unhumane.) ; Also, principally the view about the 'proper humanity' was from more linked (superficially) to anyone's 'personal virtue' than on anything like the race, or even to a more obscure 'physiology of humanity'. So seems that while the same kinds of beliefs for an inherited 'traits', character did exist – the exact scientific persecution from because of any lacking at 'physical humanity' was perhaps not of similarly common. Or, this only guessin, but it somehow characteristic that the convicts seem from noted on that discussion. Makes one think...but let us not go further, any guessin on this basis...

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; ...Yet, to us then it possibly appears wisest leave aside these views from only noted, if wish from relate for this something foremost, or more central of the Diderot's thinking. From notably his thought on the political 'structure', social order seems not from having any very structured, or coherent form, such as we did already former mention (...I guess.) In overall, by that time/on an Enlightenment's era, many else from the accompanying sciences to these aspect also were still at their 'early steps (Such as; anthropology, and archeology.) Not actually either held much of any theoretical base either. And, it should be noted for somewhat characteristical that instead of the Rousseauan 'natural ideal', his main emphasize said been more on the organic and social than on (any) conceptions from a pristine 'state' for some principal ideal. (And even acc Rousseau that wasn't 'achievable' anymore.) It put from simplier that might've been presented to an ideal 'contrast' to some arguments lot discussed of the civilization's degrading effect on individual. Yet, for Diderot's view, the society should appear have of more dynamic basis, or even more of a flexibilitet - If we'd perhaps prefer to 'idealize' that, a little. To him not any reached 'level of' human development, or of society's, would've appeared to an unchanging, some 'final form to'. (Which also somewhat emerges from represent his originality, and, makes it still more fresh, from to this day read.) ; Of resultant, what comes for the laws, Diderot not from strictly seems said to had followed the Montesquieu at his views. While said for important source to, also seems he's said instead from:

'...thought that it was the harmony between men's nature and their governments, and not a conflict within the institutions of politics itself, which best ensured their freedom. ... he [Diderot] puts a case for liberty in terms of the compatibility of civil laws and institutions with the temperament and dispositions of the people to which they apply. At the heart of his political thought lies his insistence that human nature must not be forced and that freedom should be encouraged by the adoption of rules which express men's fundamental tendencies.' (Wokler – Hope Mason ; xxxiv)

(Also, some his views on the trade and merchandise are then said from developed as the direct oppose for those held by the Physiocratic-thinkers, and as such reflect somewhat the 'modern views'. Not that much as his some other considerations, or those many questionings in seek of a good 'social order'/human organization. ; ...Also, makes me from wonder whether he'd found his wealthy bourgeois merchants, the favored trade, enriched 'social climbers' from middle-estate, presented to benefit the rest of the society, in so favorable light, had he observed the present monetary elites and the global-trade biases at our times...etc.)

'And all philosophy contrary to man's nature is absurd.' (Diderot) ;...Thinkin of these prospects - while this not so much from relating, anymore, but – Diderot's view from that 'human nature' shouldn't be enforced feels yet not at all that distant. (Than fx his considerations from the most 'proper' punishing-systems.) Almost to more modern than to our days more advanced forms or adapted systems from the suitable 'coalition' between that secularized (consumerist) state /society and a 'religiousness' to seemingly separate 'spheres'.

; Of conclusively, Diderot's 'Observations le Nakaz' seems on 'post-estimates', of usual, classed to his some principal unpublished works (Which were quite many, during his life-time. In contrast, for example, his early art criticism, was published during his own times...And seems it received some amount of the appreciation during the time, or probably I guess. Comparably, that too seem of still today not less common from recognization for an important sources of his times thinking.) Yet, the fact that Diderot's text at this discussed was begun as the notes on margins of that Catherine's original 'Nakaz', during the return trip from the tzarist Russia (mid 1770s, likely? ; From specified, btw March - Oct 1774 seems it wrote his 'return travel' from the timing/months...In overall, (Diderot) also remained as that 'advisor' philosophe on Russian court for less than a year's time. ...'Though, never bothered from to check that about more particular, and, to the more precise from...), has of course lot importance also cons what it contains. Or to the later interpretations of it's major themes, thinkin'. Such as noted, much on it's contents takes on to comment on/examples of his own monarchial France, and several from his views that might now feel a bit 'harsh', then actually seem from been provided to offer alternatives for even more feudal Russian conditions, economy. (...And laws. In contrast, often occasional Diderot's observations then also enlarge for much wider contemplations, or to that 'questioning' about his domestic contemporaries principes, and also of theories, conditions, etc. Such as that what briefly referred from cons his critique to those physiocrat's economic ideas.)

; ...But all from that would make this to a far lot wider discussion from any more detailed views on. Diderot seems then from assumed to had worked on the manuscript between ca from late 1770s to 1780s. Anycase until for his death. (Or near to. Of how devoted seems probably slight less assured an aspect.)

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; “...The Southern States have even gone so far on this subject, as to assume the designation of 'patriot States' [in 'contra-distinction to their northern neighbors'. (it)] ...certainly was a pleasant idea to exchange the appellation of slave States for that of patriot States – it removed a word which in a republic is unseemly and inconsistent. “ ; (Lydia Maria Child), on the 'Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans called Africans' (1833)

(...I can't avoid the impression that this (above cited) anecdote seems to bear more than seeming resemblance for our present era and this “climate-crisis” too. To a which degree, or level, it just a seeming similarity, I care not for provide for any opinions to.)

What's that Frog-Hop, then? Well, omitting from express any too 'self-evident-like-answers' on that either. Decide by yourself... I mean, I've noted often that what people take for reliable tends often be quite dependent of how far they care from follow any thought from the level it comes to concern their own very being, or 'daily' occupations. I've not ways to provide exactly any words like; 'this is bad, this is not', of course. But it then at least often seen, from resulted, that smght what comes recognized by some term (such as global warming), more of an usual then when given new term is tehn more distanced from an original usage (such as represent the words climate change), and the magnitudes of the question also seems from change. (In brief, global warming has the implication, notably, from sort of scenario to considerable harm, perhaps as term implies most 'correctly' of how vast scope problem has. But of that climate change, of course the impression is of smtgh lot more controllable, some we would consider adaptable to. And that very much in the crux of this sort 'masking'. I've noted myself tend to use the latter term from more often. Would be otherways if it had been so, that around the early 1990s it stuck for the original term from remaining as the one favored/of generally used.) 
 

(; It seems wrote, sometime often I've read, that alongside the more popularized example from an extinction of the Golden Toad, by that 1980s, there 'coincided' several other frog-species, at the same decade gone for 'oblivion'. Incl. the Australian, N.American, and, that middle-American region(s), by near that timing. Not that I'd any following or ways for had gather myself a specific view from what the situation by now.)

; From frogs, thereafter, one might've gotten used from hearing of, mentioned alongside the global warming, yet, these knowledge maybe often little less noted. At least often felt it to tend easily to 'fled' from my own recall from, I've sometime noted.

...Isn't it therefore, perhaps, bit out-of-place for to devote rest from this on my past season gardening and 'flower-gardening' hobbies? But that's what I intent do now...It was, the original purpose to present at this (/these fewsome, selected) any cultivars of this season on couple separate posts: One about the flowers, perennials. The other for the follow-up from my casual (occasional) cultivars for foods, or some from merely hobbyist cultivated of the 'palatables'. But now already late in the Autumn, and my plants aren't so very many. Soforth, brief observances of each some, all together...

; Furthersaid, these Summery weathers were of (relative) cool, and – very – rainy this year. The latter Months from the Summers, this year, of practically spoiled any nicer flowerings cultivated of to be sighted. (Not quite similarly of the some species grown to harvestables.) ; All in all, the early Summer, neither, wasn't too good. (Though, of garden-plants I fx noticed the Sweet Mock-Orange not much late for emerge for it's usual flowerescense, or flowered acc. the 'scheduel' - Seems it regularly time that for around middle of June here. 
 

; But then, fx, the Cherries hadn't by this year ripened until around late from July/August (And the fewsome ripened appeared maybe no sooner 'till about September !) Also , on forest, even Blueberries must've been lot later than the usual...At least think so (I exceptionally not this year collected many, even that there possible were few less rainy weeks, around midst July. And then it continued pouring from 'bucketfuls' ca from that timing onwards...So it felt not from any good reasons for me go searching any 'bucketfuls' from.) ; ...Let us then also notice that all this abnormality from seasons here observed – w. the prolonged Summer rains, warmed winters, and now some regular 'Spring heat' (...drying up of the soil, after melting of now the thinner layers of winter-snow) - Evidence from a drastic, rapid and permanent ongoin' change of seasonal climates...here? Somehow not feels from anymore too unlike a scenario. ; But let us be cautious...I'd of course have plentitude, multitudes else say on this local weather, incl. also that from apparent reduction at a quality of air here; maybe even during from that little a time than past few years Winters -Summers, ...ao, etc.
 

...Yet, of 'consequently', also concepted a few paragraphs on basis/around what remarked about the 'nitrogen-accumulade', (meaning the said from an above quoted Demon's in Eden, by Silverton). However, my text already enlarged much beyond its any practical limits and we're only remarking it too, of shortly. The quoted few sentences probably say more better most from aspect that I could 'enbrief' on to this. Those now notorius nitrogen oxids and phosphates. Their continues accumulation via releases of cars (traffic), and fx the washing powders. And the agricultural releases. 

 

; ...Silverton's book also fx has lot about the so called 'invasives', merely conerning the plants and anything from relating for. The 'alien' newly arrival plants, of some can successively rapid multiply and often also 'push aside' the native species preferring the less poor soils. ...From what I now think it now should suffice to us from say that any 'little looks' for bysides of the trafficked motorway soon can give you a perfect idea what that generally about. Once you allow yourself maintain even a little from the 'ecologic eye' on aspect. ; Here latitudes, fx, the Greater lupin (L.polyphyllus) to some most enlargening invasive growth and of continuous spreading at those places. There's also other nitrogen-favoring invasives, of course. (Depends also of the characteristics by any particular place.) Yet the problem from invasives – so far – is from usual noted not for a near similar problem by any scale than on warmer tropics. The less usual noted seems that recognizable for a more continuous, steady advancin' process. (Of what the climates change enfastens, besides.)

– So, just as usual, let's from wait'an'see... After all those invasive colonies have a pretty enchanting flowerings, and we're anyway only speedin' to next motel now; No time of to stop from to have any looks for natural sceneries. (Holiday resort for that purpose, not the highway-side, most would think.) There is, besides, artificial plastic-plants on gas station and the dinners for us from to shovel down...

...Yet, one probably has not a very 'complete picture' only via of these few readings, not even from observing some places like I've given some time. – I only meant this mentioned to an ongoin' phenomena. (Yet, sometimes I even regret to had ever bothered for my many botanizing hobbies and 'alike about':) From watching the surroundings and vegetations, from this p-o-w in mind. ; Anycase, takes not very much of familiarizing or any 'specific' knowledges to understand the magnitude it is for an actual problema. I also not more wonder why sometime they notice that most biologist are apt from think the urban environments, to ecologically 'lost environments'. Nothing could seem for the more obvious – At least as long as we don't stop driving cars and continue to over-fertilize our crop plants. More rarely you also hear of this from mentioned, since we're pretty used to consider our – so called - living-hoods and the Natures part to completely separate realm(s). (The latter for smtgh where we might imagine from go on a 'spare time', along w. the holidays for foreign lands, or for some domestic 'resorts', etc...) Of ecologically it would be not just an ideal that our livinhood would resemble the local natural enviroment. In fact would be the most logical of situations. (...At least as long as you don't perhaps expect for to meet something like moose or a wolverine, for examples, on during your daily walks.) 

 

; And just think about how much the effort/lands/imports/fuels nowadays is needed for maintain these local (/any) urbanhood. Our living environment and the Nature of separately viewed - It is a large problem on our cultures. But there are solutions...One fx is this from my own garden, fx (From any personal occupations, or to 'commitment' merely.) ...Although, from more generally viewing, of the efficient solutions concerning, I couldn't invent anything better than if the people suddenly stopped driving their cars, as that would make a very practical solution. (Of course I must've said something like of formerly. But, has to be said. – For the sayings worth .)

Not meaning for apear from any over-pessimistic. I only notice. If you appreciate life, instead of the comfort. No excuses given. None for the further explanations if asked. (If I should think anyone to beg some.) 
 

“Comfortably Numb” ; From conclusively, of these p-o-w's one could, from little cynically, also observe the democracy to an effective tool by which the plutocracy seems of released itself from any responsibilies from what comes for peoples well-being. (However, there is not actual well-being unless the ecology is really and actually thought from.) Not just from how we manufacture the amount sneakers and clothing, and comps etc w. a little more sustainable and resource recycling ways. As I see it ecology means from taking into consideration what the ecologic life, and thought, means in all from ones daily tasks, your principal held beliefs from/on.

; Considering these weathers then, we might ask more questions – a bit like that Diderot at his above presented 'constitutional' and social-organic contemplation - Are we then to have even some bucket-fulls of icy cubes and freezin' colds here next? (Perhaps at the midst by some prospectable summers?) ; Furthermore, seems these weathers even awake a thought from about often forewarned and more worrysome phenomena, and developments cons that 'climate'. Yet, I leave the most dire from any forecasts unmentioned. After all, I've had not any very comprihensive chances for gather anything to a more up-to-date view.

Despite, having earlier said the most part of my any meaningful estimates for what comes to this local surrounding/-climates part from a few decades estimating... 
; At here. (On our book Recom 49, -  The fifth chapter on the text, the one concerning the 'suburban woods', ao, what begins w. the words; 'Yet, this plenty of didn't...') - Since I think that to more crucial understand than practically anything one could think for, more crucial than almost anything we've said here. (And, that cons this locality of mine, in particular. Our neighbourhoods here from little thought about, the few nearest decades in the prospect.)

Yet, we all are maybe also quite well aware that not any solutions, the renewals and 'advances', seem of expectable to emerge for any too soon – or from this few decades time – from an effective answer on the coming, nearest decades considered. Obviously it should make you, somewhat lot, from wonder from and about.

...Basically should make people pay some concern on their surroundings with this view too, of how ecologically impoverished are these environments to our present lives, particularly that part what maintained for our 'everyday-life'. Then it's also 'fact' of the climatic perspective, and of ecological, that these 'urbanities' - indeed - are more of cause of the problem than can provide any 'solutions' on emerged problem(s). To only say the plain truth from. ; Seems from quite as much apparent – to me – that most people on my locality, cons. the said, seem for already accepted and believe that in the prospectable futures their 'nearby localities' will anyway change on that sense for the worse. Even if that would – such as my preceded words meant explain, fx - for show in form from causing the declines on healths and the reduced pleasantness on their near locality as well. (Not very drastically, likeliest, here to these places, given the high standard of living, etc. Yet that then also a reason which makes that from a bit more disturbing, in fact.) ...Suppose could't change it except with the open loud resistance (against all that needless conversion, and waste. On behalf the trees, flowers, birds, ...ao.)

; – Of logical viewed it would only be very necessary (at here) from drastically limit/halt the builds and constructions (- Of houses built to the 'common people', the markets and car-markets to the capitalising economy's 'need'.) As much as the level from traffic, cars. Unfortunately the likeliest development – of it's present seen rate – is that on some half the century lot of the remained 'natural' ecology will have given place for surroundings much in similary for a more densely population central Europes. And that's just this 'urbanhoods' part, of ecologically non-significant, lost areas itself. ; As the original ecology never seems of counted as the more lasting but merely valueless. Or from needed sustained. However, locally it's loss has far more significance. (Consequences, dear Richard, consequences... :) ; Nothing on our cultural practices and 'habit' would seem of that clearly from show the obvious 'bias' that these held open contradictions between the lack of any sensible appreciation and an imagined 'demand'. On this local level, plainly. Not very sensible from denying that the climatic futures considering, also. Yet, that's exactly the totalitarianism of our cultures, or what it's (globally) shared economic system does from maintain: Destroy something. Replace it with the artificial solutions, once the further threatening harms and losses start for emerge, of more apparent.

Call that destruction w. whatever terms, if you wouldn't agree with the view. Feels of course from more pleasant, if one should be able actually think from that way. Exactly comparable to what was from quoted at the citate about the Southern states and the pre-abolition US, on an early from 1800s. ; Didn't read that? 16 paragraphs above this. (...I know, these remarks almost 'inevitably' enlargened to all too lenghty a text—couldn't help that. Not that I'd cared about, much.)

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“... All in all, the global garden offers a cornucopia of 80,000 species of plants as foods

But the eyes of the industrial food magnates only focus on 20 species of plants. These have become our global food source in recent times. Convenience has scaled these down even further today. Eight plants remain out of the 80,000 possibilities. ...The famous eight are wheat, rice, corn, potato, barley, cassava, sweet potato, and soy beans. ...They are emptierd of all real nutrition and force fed to people who lust for their added sugar, salt, fat. ...”

; “... The farmers' sign has a bearing for the future of the famous eight. With the exception of cassava, the other seven have an Achilles' heel that worked in the agricultural past but is now under threat. It is their open-handed process of fertilization itself. They do not fare well with the increase in temperature and UV radiation which comes hand in hand with the climate change. ...” (; Beresford-Kroger), from Global Forest (2010. ;p. 96, 97)

 

; The Perennials 

...I had not so much sowed, this year. Not a great pity, given that it...rained so much (Sorry to repeat myself.) Wasn't that cold, though. (But cloudysome too, mostly). Maybe that even was a small pity, since about the conditions that prevailed, much the time, could've those even perhaps taken off from quite successively. Reasons why I not grew so many was also from that I thought from already having quite a plenty, quite many enchanting grown during the last few years. ; And, those following few now presented (Arnica, and Greater Knapweed) I actually also sowed already the former year. (The reader might recall me having mentioned from...) Also not surprisingly, both from seemed overwintered very well. So, in brief...

Mountain Arnica (Arnica montana)

; On his book (The Survivors. The Plants and Animals Time has Left Behind, 2009), Fortey seems refer to the ideas of Goethe from via citing the followed;

“...Goethe had such tree in his garden in 1815, for he wrote a love poem that year using the cleft as a metaphor.

Does it represent One living creature

Which has divided itself?

Or are these Two,

Which have decided that they should be as One?” (; p. 170)

Of course, the exciting anecdote, often noted from it's dualistic view to life, and, centrality cons. any thematics from Goethe's 'natural philosophy', is not about the Arnica-plant. 

; ...Instead relates it to the tree, Gingko biloba, which the poet also is said of of grown at his garden. At that time (the tree) would had appeared to an imported exotique, sort of a novelty-species on European gardens. Or, maybe it was thought so already by Goethe's times, from because the species noted from curiosity due it's great anciety and peculiar features. Hence his above cited remark too, possibly. (Still remains a source of lot interest, actually. Noticeable, fx of that most scientific botanical gardens find it to some 'necessity' on the collection. It now spread widely at those and, acc. the former quoted Evolution-book, today grows at: '...nearly every arboretum or botanical garden in a temporal zone...')

; ...Not that it (Ginkgo, the tree) would have to do w. my any remarks at this. – Except, that it's also said, that the interest on the species might've prevented it of had gone for the oblivion sometime past. From during this (more recent) 'human history', a modern interest then has of since about that early 1800s made it for an appreciated example, unique of a kind. ; Of course, seems then perhaps also from proper add to the mention of the tree, that a survival until to our days, also is usually traced to it's appreciation in the Buddhist religion (At ancient times on 'China...seeds later to Japan, Korea (and)...subsequently Europe and United States in the 18^th century.' ; ....Which may have during the more past centuries played to even more central role to it's survival.) Notably, Ginkgo also can grow for significant old, so in fact some of those oldest survived trees may have been already quite ancient by the time Goethe wrote down those lines. But these said just for the 'side-mentions'.

; More to the point of this plant concerning, the standard anecdote about Arnica (.montana) must be that from him (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang 1749-1832) from held the plant at great appreciation. Been assured about it's great healing potential. (...That goes about like the followin; “...swore by it and used to take Arnica to ease his angina in old age.“). Yet, to the more modern findings, than from Goethe's keen belief on Arnica's 'qualities', one might then find essential it also is noted that the plant actually seems said for contain ingredients that are “...now considered poisonous and internal use is no longer recommended. A cream of tincture from the dried flowers, applied externally, may be used to treat bruises and sprains, rheumatic pain and aching joints. [,And also;] ...some people develop allergic skin reactions to the plant.“ - This case, the sentences acc. to what said at BNG (Medicinal plant's of Britain and Europe.) ; And furthermore, we can then cite from Wikip. abbreviations from characteristics about that Henalin, which for some sort chemial 'compound' it contains...Of more particularly: “a sesquiterpene lactone found in Arnica montana and Arnica chamissonis foliosa. Henalin is a highly toxic compound, with hepatic and lymphatic tissues particularly vulnerable to it's effects. It is believed to be responsible for the toxicity and skin irritation associated with Arnica. If enough of the plant is digested, the helenalin produces severe gastroenteritis and internal bleeding of the digestive tract.” (;at 'Chemical constituents, Chemical structure of Henalin')

; ...Suffices (that) then from assure me, no matter how devoted the old man (Goethe) to his 'worship' for the plant, I rather desert from any use of it for some herbal 'tincture'. (Not suggestable enjoyed internally, at least seems to cautioned warning. Of handling the plants I've not discovered had any skin irritation, so supposedly I'm not that sensitive on it.) ; But the plant actually also has had the longer history on herbal use. Mentioned fx that (it) '...has been used as an herbal medicine for centuries.' Also is noted of the 'clinical trials' on it's any potential benefits have yielded 'mixed results'. ...'Suppose, we can then end these contemplations about Goethe's any 'assured belief' to the general remark that the man seems lived – w. the aid of it, or, from despite any risk by said 'severe gastroenteritis' – to as old an age than 83 y. (So, to quite advanced old age, at his days.) Also some his views certainly were lot ahead from his own time/era. But, yet – as often is the case from plants – there not exists an actual proof for plant's (said) qualities, and more to the contrary. ...Though, the Natural philosophy and natural scientific 'knowledge' more rarely mix either, I've also noted. Not to say anything from the Natural medicinery. The more I've familiarized for plants, the more assured I've become that them, often, have the 'qualities' beyond any medicalist/herbalist manufacture/practise. But that's a far longer a story... (Yet, in short, better be cautious w. plants.)

; ...However, yet from these cultural viewpoints, it is yet still more interesting also mention of his very concerned study from the plants, via remarking from his book Die Metamorphozen das Plantz. (p. 1791 - Seems from transl. on eng as 'Metamorphosis of plants'. He's seen for a forerunner on plant morphology - which is, actually, an understatement 'cause he develops, on that, instead the Linnean strictly taxonomist approach, his observations of more natural-philosophic basis (plant-'historic'). ...And, 'hits near' from the more modern biologic-evolutionary findings, or a view. ...Of course, given the Gothean leanings towards romantical 'mystic' appreciations on 'Natures force', but it a practical useful little book, mainly concerned around a few quite common familiar plants as examples - such as Calendula officinalis, 'Common marigold'.) - Known to a forerunner for the more modern botanical studies on flowering plants. (Although, then again, on Goethe's times the insect-pollination wasn't known/understood as yet. He actually observes formal details of the flowering plants, w. a purpose from proving that Línne actually had got it wrong about how the plants/trees increase their number. But, Goethe neither refers to the insect-pollination. And, even more excitingly, the books 'co-text' even seems mention that was discovered only for a few years after the time that written. - ...From considering that by the time the species, fx the bees and coleopteran were more often seen to 'ruthless' robbers from that important, esteemed life-force on the plants (nectar), 'guess we're only lucky that the modern insectides, or other chemial killers hadn't then yet been invented, or in sales at markets...! ; Those romantical views then also give us some idea from how mystified and 'etheric' the views from plants many qualities still were, byt that 'etheric' age.

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; The preceding said seems also not from give me any clue whether the said large market from the Arnicas there exist. (I wonder should that appear from uses for needs of the 'medico-labs'/alternatively the herbal shops.) Or, whether that (mainly) existing just of the plants sold for the gardening purposes on the central Europes. - Since it seems fx written that a market from, consist an amount of some '50 ton' cultivated plants produced, from yearly. (France and Romania said for some principal cultivators to an international market.) And so...it then feels, at least somewhat, of curious, 'ambiguent' of to notice that in contrast for the said 'prolific' markets, the native-growing species on several countries from it's European range said for considered to the threatened some. ; Fx: '...rare overall, but may be locally abundant.' ; '...protected in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and some regions of Switzerland.' ; '...becoming rarer, particularly in the north of its distribution...due to increasingly intensive agriculture and commercial wild-crafting.' - Anything like, of course, is not so uncommon what comes to (many) native plants. The greater the beauty, or more demanding from any criteria to it's suitable habitat(s), the more threatened a species often appear. (A relative regular renown species so one wouldn't suppose that from quite so rare, perhaps. However about that more precise...brings us then to remark that at least the impression is from it is to somewhat 'commoner' as species, not exactly a typical rarer species. But who am I to say...That middle-Europes also from quite densely populated, well-long in time. So I'm here making a real conservationist 'counter-attack' and planting it here from well prior the climatic invariables change these localities for the 'quasi-alpine' meadows. Maybe the late post-ice age researchers, someday, will find pollen leftafter of my these few plants and make the theory that it must've survived here past the periods from the 'climate catastrophe' as the 'relic' species...)

Perhaps. ...Also then is to more obvious (/serious) that did not sow my Arnica(s) on basis of those (questioned) herbal uses or of it's 'appreciated status', in the past. Nor had I these aspects about it possibly getting rarer in my mind. (Not a native species here, therefore cultivation not by any manner benefits native ecology either.) ; Yet, can't deny....to some considerable degree... That might've been of due interests araised by said romantic-philosophic 'mythology' that seemed from adjoin this plant. ...Also, if I'd to state some specific reason to growing those, it probably would've been 'for to save myself the trouble having have to make the climb all the way up high slopes from some Mont Blanc, to be able observe the plant by my own eyes.'. - Since it is essentially and practically so that an experience from seeing a plant at it's native region/growths of totally differs from that of buying some from garden-market. ; In short, growing some by your own, appears the nearest you can get for to see (any) to it's 'original' habitat. (Any 3Ds, googleables, 'live-camera' locationed, etc. 'experiences' including, excluding, of course.) Matter-of-fact the experiment is even, by many ways, more interesting way to familiarize from plants than is the first mentioned 'alternative', taking a hike uphills. (Just for the mention. There is of course other benefits on walks uphill, too. ...So perhaps  'Matterhorn' then, on the next season.)

...After our lenghtier cultural observances, I then not bother go much from description about it's cultivation. ; The cultivation (here) is relative easy: One might succeed even by sowing the seeds to a garden directly in the Autumn, because the northern colds make conditions relative resembling for it's natural alpine habitat (, from 'up to 3000 m (9.800 feet)'. Seems even naturalized here, from occasional cases. – However, in garden there's a pre-condition that the soil should be improved to preferable (; '...mixture of loam, peat, and sand'). It strives best if the soil is (slight) acidic (Or; '...nutrient-poor siliceous meadows, or clay soils'). Yet, the pregrowing indoors on Springs, onward from March, about, is the more usual method – And probably it more recommendable.

On the second year, already from midst of June, 'supposing, I had the plants on flower. On a first year I only saw my grown plants of had emerged for the very diminutive from their leaflets and then assumed the place wasn't too good - in the shade, most time - So when relocating that I also subsequently improved the soil somewhat. ; Of a place the good sunlight is a necessity, but acc. my any finding not on continuous direct 'heated' place. (Though strives there too, probably, w. the soil from suitable.) A warm slope possibly (,if available) suits, perhaps, best to it here. Other places go as well.

To a perennial it not anyhow demanding. A bit of a cover on surface might be practical to use before the plants reach their matured growts, as the certain level of moisture is helpful. When them are full-grown the large basal leaflets seem take care from that. ; On the meadows them seem to grow at little groups – And so I observed of these my own sowings, too. (1 to 4 typically grow on a same 'bunch'. Since them seem be from a same root, the plants actually grows different stems to flower on separate years. It's difficult to imagine for that any reason on a garden soil, but maybe them 'take turns' from to save the resources on original thinner mountaneous soil. Or from whatever reasons to.) ; Also, like notable at that picture, for a native European species the plant has rather large flowers. Probably it was sometime earlier more common of grown here at gardens, but 'suppose the popularity since has declined. 
 

The Greater Knapweed (Centaurea Scabiosa)

...Even that they're resembling to the thistles by looks, Knapweeds represent family on the Carduoideae (ie; the 'Plumeless Thistles'. - The more common representative on genus is the Welted Thistle (Carduus crispus) and perhaps expectantly, seems also said from introduced species to the US/N.A.'s part, a harmfull, or even for 'noxious weed'.) But, generally most on the Carduoideae tend be adapted from flourish on a bit dryer ground. Often/several also are much in favor of the bees. A lot more common (than it) to a seasonal garden-flower/'field-side' flower appears Centaurea cyanus. (Plus, it also has here a few other seasonal netive species to it's close relatives.) However, indiffering from those C.Scabiosa is the perennial species. ; Obviously has some resemblance w. the Cirsium. (But notably not their spikes, even that the leaves are a little similar from look.) Actually, it seems from quite 'robust', to any 'native' plant here...And in fact, that's slight complicated (That explained a little onwards this.) ; Most probably would either think it from look a bit too 'messy' from viewed as a garden-species, or, then perhaps like 'overt' from looks it has. The plants tend grow for about meter high, on a second year of the sowing. After that, yearly it even gains somewhat in size.

I mean not to say very much on it. Actually the sole reason I acquired the seeds, was that I wanted some old, traditional plant(s) that'd well attract the (native) bees. (Notable from the pic beside.) Therefore this seemed for an ideal choice, as I had observed them occasionally in the natures, from by-passing. ...A proper selection, 'cause on a singular flowering plant, during some amongst the few Sunshiny days of last Summer, I was able of subsequent spot three separate species of the bumble-bee on same plant. At least supposed so (...Of the pic it scarcely from possible recognize...'guess wasn't perhaps the particular plant this pictured from...anyway, not tellin' tales from that.) Actually, numerically more of the bees I then did notice on some other my nearby plants – But most were of the same few species. While numerically less, more 'frequent' I was able observe the rarer and exciting few on my Knapweed(s). It of course might have been purely from a good luck...But I suppose not.

Of more precisely, it not an 'actual' native species here...But, very traditional species, arrived within (early) human agriculture. So Knapweed(s) can well be described to 'native' regulars by now. – From more precise, it from spread during rather old times, arriving on the late medieval-period, probably. Grows beyond any gardens, on occasional appearance still, to certain areas. The natural range (here) is actually quite 'patchy', limited, and follows the remnants from areas where once the old agricultural landscape provided for common sights those flowering meadows. ...Such as we may have noted, of several else from plants to prior presented at our posts, already.

Then, seems it also said that some amongst the newer 'variety' from arrived via the transports, instead. (From after building of the railway-networks by 19^th century). Also resembling in that some other 'old arrivals' here, actually. And by actual origins seems be from the steppes of near Siberia, Eastern Europes.

; As the native plant (practically) it then very easy grow too, and, naturally well tolerates the colds (One needs not worry of overwintering.) 
 

; But the seeds aren't too effective of germinating, and actually for this case too the pregrowth indoors seems from recommended. (Of Feb. onwards, on a first year it not flowers and only grows the basal leaflet.) As the positive side from that it then not so effective for to spreads in garden to any populous 'disadvantage' (Such as the thistles often do.) ; Every manner good recommended plants to little 'revitalize' for the uses at urban gardens too. Actually, it's preflowerin' buds are the most impressive part to be sighted. They're larger than on the more common native close relatives, and from rather quite...unique lookin'. ; But that should suffice for the most said about it. It possible plant the pregrown some outside already from ca late of May, but as usual that more successive since from the midst of June. Not to be planted on shade. Height is that about 1.5 meters (or more), so it takes quite much place.

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Along w. the above presented I then also planted, this year, too, some Iponomea. A seasonal, but necessary to pre-grow of since from, ca, early March here. ...However, as I've already on some former post provided few main details, I only mention that I did, for change, try w. the a bit different 'variant' (Iponomea x multifida.) ; Success wasn't very great, due the weather's I suppose – At least, I noted it flowered during warmest months steadily, but fx the blossoms remained most time from pretty limited, and to this small. (Don't know if they'd grown for more impressive on proper sunshines. But the color was the most enchantin' bright, 'deep red'.) ; So, here's just the pic and guess'll have to try that on some more favorable year...

 
The reader might also happen remember (us) from former mentioned sown some Eucalypti? (Eucalyptus Citriodora - Of precisely.) As the house-hold plants (not for outdoors, not for to dry-up my swimming pool, nor from any ponds nearby.) ; Well, seeds germinated easily, such as seemed promised, and I've then grown my few plant of 'carelessly but cautiously'. Since Summer days weren't shiny neither of my plants – I suppose – seem to grown very rapid, as yet. But steadily, and I've then changed them for a bit larger pots. (In the 'normal condition', it said the rate of growth is so fast that them need a change for a larger vase and new soil at least couple times during Summer.) ; But I actually provided these lines (and the pic), only of reason that it, indeed, seems to have very strong roots. (The picture doesn't provide quite the correct idea...'cause my plants are still quite small, and that photo was taken relative short-while after the plant was changed on a new soil/vase.) ...However, after these experiences, however, I have not a difficulty from believe either why them said from often used of to drying of wetlands (,etc...,and mostly for harms.) ; Likewise, it then neither surprises that some Eucalyptus-trees (/-species) appear to grow for the tallest trees in all the world. 'Guess the figures were - smght like - (over) 150 meters, of some Australian species, at 'domestic environment'. ; Said 'for the record', only, but actually it some among the most enchanting things on growin an' keepin' plants, even to my home-uses only; You get to know lot of the specific details about any singular species. I mean...it's interesting.

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...Of Herbs...and other 'Cultivars' 

; This 'entry'(/pic) also describes not any particular plants, but contains a short-mention about our appreciated, favored summery cultivars; The herbs. On Summer I like to eaten them fresh, sometimes dried, and some I freeze for refrigerator to wait use on winter-time. (Not from many.) ; ...To this picture then selected the pots from growths of a Savoury, Basil, Rosemary – As usual I had a few others grown too (Such as Tarragon, Dill,...). But selected just these as I did mainly grow them on clay-pots this year. ; ...Well, the Basil was grown most time indoors/on a greenhouse, since the weather – like said, several occasions on prior... - not particularly favored. No wonder that at recent years only some those which sufficiently grew of that were usually some I planted to the same base as the tomatoes... (Resemblingly, it then tend also appears grow well w. lot fertilizers poured on, like the tomato. – And as only few plants preferably 'mix' w. tomatoes, Basil from surprising well does.) Usual to be kept metal-container here, also, due because that heats up much better. And the Basil has actually, rather nice flowers, hence this photo and it's mention here. (But unfortunately didn't fit on this 'story' - So gues'll leave that to decorate some subsequent post here.)
 

The more particular concern here/the 'main interest' is of this depiction on corner of my carrot-land (...'Suppose you can see row from those, leafs beside the herbs. ...But that elongated leaf seen at midst of pic belongs for the Garlic; I tend cultivate a few bulbs that too – Such as it appear reknown, the onions and carrots favorably mix. The former mentioned protecting latter from any pests. There can be seen also some rows of the Dill, - But I collected those by early timing, the picture is from around early by July. Also perhaps recognizable is that little Hyssop-edge I mentioned from, and the Echinaceaes, growing next for carrots... (Actually seems neither on that very visible, since I cropped the picture apparent bit too much...). - All those on that rather diminutive spot for a...'bench' ? Yes, them did successively grow together, and were harvested gradually. Fx the dill not demands much, and so it was already by July I harvested that away. ...Although, those carrots then not grew to any very large ones but only for 'moderate' some, :) ...But for some eatable, 'tasty bits'.

...But like mentioned, this pic just from reasons of to gather my good herbs-favorites to the same pic. (Did relocated the pots to this particular area garden. Soforth, this is actually a bit framed view.)

; The Savoury was sown directly for that clay-vase (without any inner container). It is rather easy cultivar, doesn't need anything much care, except the protection from cold spells. Sown by early June here, and basically (a lot) prefers the sunshine and warm...So this season the result was poor. However, it grows well on clay-vases even though placing on soils probably is more favorable a choice. ; Add some sand on the dirt added when grown on vase.

; ...And then Rosemary. It being the most demanding from mentioned - Cons. that growing here demands pregrowth, already from as early as Feb. ; Seeds are first prepared in the 'cold condition' – ie kept at refrigerator for few weeks. Once that done, them usually effectively germinate also at bit reduced room temperatures. (...And where it should be kept until removing for outside is possible. When temperatures allow, kept on as good a light as possible.)

But to this year, at Spring the 'heat season' appeared from favor it's emergence and since of the late by May I had the seedlings planted for the larger vases (...Although, still were kept on the garden greenhouse around the timing. As I have not any additional heating on it, 'suppose, that must've been around early from June.) ; As I've noted, from after experimented w. it a few years now, timing when them are removed outside is the most important aspect on it's care: Seedlings that I sowed outdoors early ('midst/late May', maybe) seemed to barely had grown by this time the photo taken – But the ones planted, about, nearer the midst of June seemed from to be doing fine, and from started already the steady growth.

; In spite of that cultivation demands not much, over-wintering them seems from rather more problematic (here). - Not any success from that, this far, as yet. But, this year I fx noted it far more favorable to grown at pots than of direct sown at benches. (Although, if you have the protected, and warm place for that, maybe latter then appears more recommended.) However, did actually sow most on these, to about 4 to 5 clay-vases, and them seemed do that way finely. Also, I've actually used the inner containers on (some) my clay-pots, even that it mainly said for prefer the dryer condition – And somehow I thought that from more favorable, too. On some my pots I planted the fewsome, but it seems better to relocate on a (relative) large vase for singular plant.

; For soils I used a mixturize from the regular dirt w. some sand added on and (little) of the turf. (To some of my planting I think from had acquired some dirt specifically meant for the herbs, suppose.) ; Finally to mention, that when are grown outdoors them doesn't need any fertilizer for improve the growth. But, when cultivated on pots the soil is less, so a limited amount 'extra' only appers necessary. About once a Month I added little Bonsai-fertilization to them. Maybe not advisable after the August, esp. if you consider from over-wintering the seedlings (...Which was noted difficult. Anycase, then preferable constant temperature is suggested to be kept as low as from 5 to 8 Celsius, ca. It can also tolerate, occasional cold, from as low as, maybe, until -15 below zero.) 
 

; The herbs successive growing takes usually some time. – But like former said too, fx the Chervil makes some easy exception. And the herbs considerably affect the general healthiness, if eaten somewhat regular, occasional. I've must've already mentioned of believe from avoided and battled lot of the flus, lately via 'chewing' those...

That brought then also on my mind a good particular example: Dried flowers and leaves from the (garden) 'Bergamot' (Monarda didyma), seen on pic below (at the glass jar.) ; Even if my any remarks may have been somewhat reserved earlier from cons it having an actual effect on prevention of colds, I've now noted that from some real effect too. At least, I've occasionally made some teas of it to combat the begins of slight sneezes and coughs. It worked, flus not emerged for worse. (...Maybe that not from any hundred per cent guaranteed method. And, of course, I've then often probably fx also used simultaneously variety other 'preventives'; having sipped some garlic-water. Warm socks prewarmed on heater, at mornings. ...Plus other popular 'tricks' an 'conjuries'.) ; But resultant, I then also notice from each winter of had used all my gathered didyma(s) of the garden's Summery harvest, during the winter-season. Often perennials aren't harvestable (Some are from varyin' poisonic, to the more usual) - But these are. Along w. that the species has the most amazing flowers. And the dried bergamot flowers also, even, look this nice.

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'Ground celery', or; 'Beet celery', or; Celeriac (Apium graveolens)

...Of the edible roots I for this season decided for grow some Celeriac (Pictured in the left). ; This for not of any advices, or from the sort: I only experimented w. a few plants, to have some idea of the plant, from cultivables. Happens also that – and luckily so, if I think the past Summer – I grew them on greenhouse. ; Permitted me to fx planting those outdoors on a bit earlier by timing, already from late May. (Normally are here replanted around, ca, early by June. ) However, this was from due because I have not any open, full-sunshiny place, of the sort to a field for their growing. So, decided that to cultivation greenhouse might do as well. (The main benefit was actually only from that it stabilizes the temperature variances by the early Spring, and, on late Autumn.)

The principal conditions to that grown seems it needs an adequate level from that sunshine. ; Sowed the seeds already from lare Feb. – Such was advised – and them easily germinated during few weeks. But it took for at least until midst of the May, or 'till late April, from them to appear w. any more considerable ('visible') growths. (Those on seedbed first were kept under the artifical light, then later on at relative good light on a windowsill.) - And it needs a bit more warmth and sunlight than the more standard beets outdoors cultivable here. But after having planted them out (or for that greenhouse), and from avoided any Spring-frost it was mostly easy keepin'. ; My plants suffered not any insect-attacks, nor from any other vegetative disease. Said, since it seems mentioned that if the soil is old, iow lacking of the balanced nutrients, otherways 'impoverished' that might increase the vulnerability for. ; Didn't expect them from grow nearly as big than some sold at the groceries, but – supposedly – in the better weathers would've gotten somewhat larger too. ..Well, I noted that for particular harms from, from just experimenting w. it. Also notable an aspect that the leaves and stalks also are from completely palatable. (Though not quite similarly tasty as those from the stalk celery. Apium ...smtgh. Maybe I'll try that next season?)

Best season of growth was, ca, between the June until late from the September. All in all, the growing here took some total of 8 Months...Which of course was, quite much. (Cons. the results...'mediocre'.) Or, maybe that about a half year, since during the earliest and last Months those practically not grew. ; 'Suppose, I might've also used the fertilization to them from slight bit more. (Now I only added that from about once a Month. Perhaps twice during warmest season/Months.) Watering is needed from adequate amount, esp. when it shines. Here the pre-growth a necessity. But was a rather funny experiment, 'suppose I'd give those a try on coming season too (Since I like the taste of Celeriac.) A few tricks that has, maybe, but a healthy vegetable. ; Ever observed those of more closely? When harvested it looks pretty much identical to that alien-beast on those old scifistic Predator-movies. A funny thing, perhaps celeriacs were extraterrestrials from origin... 

...But I wouldn't count on that, since seems it's close 'relates' are from the Apiaceae. - Ie, that's on the 'Parsley-'/or 'Carrot-family' of plants. (And I assume those to be from some human bred varieties of plants. Was it developed via crossbreeding from cabbages and those, or smght...?) Anyway, apiaceae also feat. many herbs. Some of the more renown contain; Dill, Coriander, Fennel, Lovage... And indeed, fx the leaves from Celeriac seem from resemblance w. many of those, quite much. Likewise, addit. mentioned, that Celeries (Apium) also similarly to many from those mentioned, is quite allergizing, in case you have any exposure for. (Not usually often so much from harms, of course...But happens from slight limit my any appetites on that.) 

 

Of Tomatoes I then cultivated only these smaller 'cherries' of a yellow-variety, for change. ; I not devoted last Summer anything much of effort to that, so just noticing from - As the usual - sowed plants and them did considerably well (Of the conditions given, again...) ; ...But the funny part (to mention) that because there was a slight confusion at the midst of the precultivation period, I actually did misplant my smaller cherry-tomato on a larger metal-canister – And the larger one from my sown few bush-tomatoes to a hanging basket - Which was actually all too small for that. (Meant actually for those former mentioned.) So, I then from resultant had not practically any of the 'regular' tomatoes ('plum'-tomato), but somewhat plentysome of the cherries... :) 
; ...Of course, I had a fewsome additional baskets of the cherries planted, but the ripening – in the constant rains – was recognizable slower than to most preceded Summers. ...'Suppose we had the first ripened not sooner than turn from August. 
; Didn't put too much effort on those, though, I even used for these only remains of my old chemial-fertlize, practically. Not bothered to acquire any organics from this year, due from reasons mentioned. (However, I still tend contain some chemial fertilitize, 'cause that necessary on some house-hold plants. On cultivables actually decided abandon those.) (; G.U.J.)

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“... Every year the plot is thickening around us, and the nations of the earth, either consciously or unconsciously, are hastening the crisis. .. [where the 'national consensus' on slavery, of the free and 'unfree'. States from maintaining, and that for] ...prison daily moved nearer and nearer, by means of powerful machinery, until they crushed all that remained within them.” ; (L.M.C.) ...all from above cited originate of that 'Appeal...' (1833)

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“... History furnishes very few instances of bravery, intelligence, and perseverence, equal to the famous Zhinga, the negro queen of Angola, born in 1582. Like other despotic princes, her character is stained with numerous acts of ferocity and crime; but her great abilities cannot be for a moment doubted.

...was sent as ambassadress to Loanda, to negotiate terms of the peace with the Portuguese. ...When an alliance was offered, upon the condition of annual tribute to the King of Portugal, she proudly answered: 'Such proposals are for a people subdued by force of arms; they are unworthy of a powerful monarch, who voluntary seeks the friendship of the Portuguese, and who scorns to be their vassal.'

...When the audience was ended, the Viceroy as he conducted her from the room, remarked that the attendant upon whose back she had been seated,still remained in the same posture. Zhinga replied: 'It is not fit that the ambassadress of a great king should be twice served with the same seat. I have no further uses for the woman.”

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“Among Bonaparte's officers there was a mulatto General of Division, named Alexander Dumas. In the army of the Alps,... His troop composed of blacks and mulattoes, were everywhere formidable. ...On his return from Egypt, Dumas unluckily fell into the hands of the Neapolitan government, and was two years kept in irons. He died in 1807.”

'The Iron Shroud' ; ...And, (only in passing too mentioned), I 'suppose from had read the story whose characteristic features Child on that compares as symptomatic on her times slavery-system, plus the consequences to fall on country's (national) politics. Name used as the headline on this chapter. ...Can't recall the name for writer of that 'Iron shroud', at the moment. (Though, I kind of remember it was some early 19^th-century 'horrorists', Gautiér ? No, possibly by some Briton writer...Yes, seems it from; William Mudford. Not a very remembered for any writer, but story has adequate interesting plot/depiction.) ; (It) situates to the late medieval, feudal Italy. It about a prisoner, imprisoned on a kind of cell w. shrinking walls. And where he then finds notes left on place by it's very designer, who'd been executed the very same way. ; Actually the more romantical medieval stories, only saw their to birth slight little later period. (Actually Stevenson, at late of century, has a few stories that are notable of to bear somewhat lot resemblance w. similar favored themes, or w. some resemblance from their situating to medieval times, etc. While he not invented them that much around 'gothic' themes.) ; Also this reminds me from...But let that be left aside, to this writing.

Another interesting view-point (amongst the others, of course plentysome...) to these cites from that 'Appeal...' did discover of that namesake for Dumas. Did he - the writer, Alexandre Dumas, Sr. - adopt his pen name from the said particular officer? (If it a pen name, likeliest supposin'...) ...At least I recall of not ever ran to that information, or anyplace mentioned from. But wouldn't be not at all unlike, though it somehow feels, somehow, to peculiarity. (Doesn't of course surprise me the Dumas from had admired Bonaparte, such as many by his contemporaries, and after. Balzac – probably – not, and he practically considered Dumas to his rival and was jealous from success by the former mentioned. ) Yet, don't know, didn't care trace the sources/information, or particulars for that.

; ...The same concerns that about Zhinga, but Child's comprised anecdotes seem generally based on very wide variety of writings by her contemporary travellers stories, histories, ao tales, and other books. - Here merely to show how her information or sources well exceed the more usual 'standard' to her days comparable abolitionist writers 'pamphlets'. No wonder the text then said from enjoyed that large renown, on during that pre-abolition era. ('Appeal' also then contains a thorough analysis of from during it's times existed political hypocracy and the shared 'concensus' on that question between both the slave-, and the 'free'-states. Esp. cons the bias that had brought to an voting-system, or the government policies in general. Policies that resultant effectively undermining the actual democracy.) ; Also, simpliest said, Child seems from not at all so one-sided to her views in compared for a majority, or many typical 1800s writers to her contemporaries. 
 

'She-loads-her-cannon-woman' ; (pic, L.M.Child [/Francis], 1802-80) ; ...Perhaps it useful remark, that decided add for pics this daguerrotype of her – 'though not usually representing portraitures or photos from authors at this ('Guess there at the net most vast amounts of the old photo, pics, etc.) But, actually the first pic from Child, that happened from caught my notice, was that more usual from the looks to an older abolitionist 'momma' w. the 'angry gaze'. ...Guess it sometime also having become from the more widely printed, (maybe) almost for some standard pic at the older books. (At least from any my experience. On basis what often seems served for the manner from actually many other writers portraiture too. - Or at least feels to me quite supposable, if that so...) ...I mention; 'cause reading her writings you don't actually get any that sort impression from. Certainly, while very firm on her views expressed, feels to reflected also more of the humorism and – say – more 'lax' attitudes towards life, in general. Just for the mention. (The pic-text on this seems remark her from commented on it, 'I was 54 years old; and that is quite old enough to have one's likeness taken.' ) ; 'Though there (on that Karcher) would've been other alternatives to her 'portrait' too –but decided for this, anyway.

...Anyway, maybe also noteworth of remark that to her old age Child (acc. that Karcher's biography, First woman in the Republic, -94), seems described only to had grown for more radical.[; ...From specified, this meaning only from cons her objections of the slavery-system, existent then, for until the general abolition/ ...and from after that, of cons the prevailed racial hypocracies towards races, then in the domestic/foreign politics, etc.  ; Although - and this added also because from - Karcher seems to relate, several pages, also of (Child's) 'reluctance'/or 'antis' for not support during her old age some other 'modernisations', such as - in varyin' levels - fx the idea from womens suffrage, ao. (...Then, from 'remarks worth' fx there mentions of her some anti-catholism - or, 'untolerance' of the immigrants, reasons from that those were often 'populace' whom were for 'official'/general preferred instead of the emancipated slaves, and as such represented also competing work-force, ao, etc...) ; And also notes, of Child's failure of never having quite understood that, due because from her more of an early 1800s 'agrarian', (or rural background) (and, let us say, 'ethos'). ...But all that not, from specified, on this, (it goes too much aside, not necessary.) ...Since it not really that meaningful cons this observation, 'short-view'. (And, like noted priorly Karcher seems write on that on the bio quite much actually. ) ; Also, Child's sometimes claimed 'anti-Irishness' seems from, large part - while not perhaps completely - lot from resemblance to/w. what, from occasionally, seems from expressed towards/from the Thoreau, w. similar opinions/attitudes from. ; ...I bother not for any estimates from - 'cause would be only estimates to my any few readings/any (non-)interest from... ; Suffices it to me from notice that to this, it seems from relate for (mainly?) singular details/views presented at her correspondences. And I merely think, that for the usual only leaves the impartial observer to ask for...whether that/what's the actual value (from that) for any/some...evidence? (- Means, for the more usual, I've noted, such views are often 'argumented' via a few sentences and put then 'aforth' to represent (some) persons general opinion(s). Quite questionable 'method'... But let us yet say that it wouldn't also appear anyhow too surprising, given the period, and all else too...Not that I'd think that very meaningful either, and, guess I said already quite enough for any this - 'in passing' - estimates from. And from most part, not very interesting, actually, except from the view-point what it establishes of the 1800ian 'cultural layers', I'd think...) ] ...And critical, from cons her times regression and racial bigotry. One wouldn't say that 'Appeal...' to any 'cautious' approach, but for the contrast (Karcher) fx cites of some her, at the time renown post civil war-time, and post/around the general abolition, (the 1860s) writings that 'echoes' from w. some biblical language and 'parables' on the sentences like; “We have passed through the Red Sea, and here we are in the Wilderness, with multitudes ready to bow down, and worship the golden calf of trade and a doubtful sort of Moses, who seems to occupy himself more earnestly with striving to save the drowning bost of pharaoh than he does with herding Israel into the promised land.“ ; p. 487. (; orig. said from appeared at Liberator and Independent, an article named 'Through the Red Sea into the Wilderness.', y. 1865) ; ...Child's references to Moses and his betrayed biblical 'flock' then seems in the followed (p.492) from explained to her critiques on a 'coat-turning' by Lincoln's (now, postward after this century an' half) little remembered successor on presidential post, Andrew Johnson, who'd arised amongst the 'poor white'-class from former (feudal, pro-slavery) South. While seems he had advocated priorly the emancipation (...gradual or complete, I suppose), Child herself had privately come for a conclusion that 'southerners had 'bought' the president' and wrote then fx, during some Months former that, on her 'letter' at the Independent that; “If Andy Johnson does fail to be the Moses he promised to be to a long-opressed people, she prophesied; 'if by fatuity, or perversity, or mismanagement, he makes all the sacrifices and sufferings of this people a dead loss: if he goes on proceding in a way that will deprive us of any security for the future, he will be more deeply cursed by history than is Benedict Arnold, and he will deserve it.' Surely as a poor white from Tennessee, Johnson of all people ought to know that the promises of slaveholders could not be trusted, Child expostulated.” ; ...Later incidents then must've confirmed her judgement, as it is further said that Johnson, along from to 'openly stated his opposition to enfranchising African Americans', also repeatedly used his presidential veto in the congress for to enslow advances towards emancipation...and, ao things from notable (...suffrage to freed slaves, incl., whatever form it was by the time promoted with). ...Giving then further proofs to (Child's) other suspections, her expressing those then also by some '...evangelical orientation: 'To trust men brought up in habits of slaveholding with any powers to oppress the emancipated is as rash as it would be to leave the key of the wine-cellar with a drunkard who promises fairly.' ...and seems it wrote, also, 'Through this analogy,...alluded covertly to the president's tippling, betrayed in the frequently 'fuddled sound' of his speeches, ...' (; 492) ; ...Although from only occasional read for (like said), I've - sort from – reached a view by myself that although Child's writing (fiction at least) certainly is bit more from an 'archaism' by it's tones, occasional, she comparably even exceeds the views held by some others of the most 'liberal minds' to her contemporaries. Or, 'near contemporaries'. (Such as, of any I'd read, brings foremost aforth in mind fx Humboldt, or Margaret Fuller. Latter some her co-sister for a 'proto-feminist') For example, as historian to her cultural 'recent', or present, she's not a less versatile than that Humboldt (who after all, was mainly a 'scientist', and inventor for a 'physical geography', and not exactly cultural- or fictionalist writer.) Actually her remarks seem often for the more direct and pointed. The said abolitionism classic 'book' actually gains most on how well structured it's content is arranged to demolish all the (then) prevailed fallacies and misleading views of the slavery-system. ;

...I've actually tried from find to my reading more of her fiction writings, too – which are quite many – but having read relative little of those. Reason for that that to an author she seems certainly the most interesting among the 'renowns' from an american 19th-century fiction writers. Not perhaps so...'enthusiasted flowing' such as maybe some Melville, or from not kind similarly 'stylish', or 'classist' for typically romantic literatures than is Cooper...But certainly many ways their equal and often more interesting in compared to her male contemporaries. (However, seems to me relative few examples from turned to my any occasional gaze of her fictions. Albeit, suppose, after this said biography also from her fiction writing must've more texts been made available.)

And, Child's writings also cover a vast wide variety by their scope; along the fiction – Or, 'in addition to' fx for some “examples” she's mentioned wrote - include also numerous journalisms; the house-hold advisor(ies) ('for those who are not ashamed of economy'); views about religion, unconventional cons the period (...her historical observance about the origin and 'roots' for various religions. Fx, it seems not explicitly 'condemning' the other 'creeds' of their any claimed inferior for christian view. Also (ie said) she'd not reflected any 'superiority' of the anglo-european cultures, while she might've shared somewhat the 1800s typical held beliefs from cons the 'gradual' advance by any 'races' towards the ideal of the 'civilization' level. (Karcher actually mentions on her some views to assumed envisioned 'amalgation' of the blacks to a white society in time, from bit resembling the more usual ethnocentrisms of the period.)

- And actually, seems to me, there pretty much on some her attitudes from similarly typical early 1800ian 'euroamerican' views, something that easily bops in sight at fx Humboldt's writing too. Yet, both appear of surprising 'modern' from read today, while unavoidably seem reflect little 'aged' conceptions, or beliefs. Of occasionally, I mean.. (Though I don't then think the comparison necessary from even too justified. Furthermore, Humboldt may have been also often rather poorly translated, even those by the Williams on that 1820s give some sort impression that an original french might represent some of the expressions/attitude of the less 'aged' in 'tone', or form. By the emphasize, etc. About..) ; In short, seems both also were capable to re-estimate their own backgrounds, and surpass the inherited 'firmly' held, or learned bit eurocentric view. (Fuller is, in contrast – of course - even more of a 'modern' but her writings also not contain any same sort massive volumes for the 'civilization-history'-type.)

And, interesting also that at her 'study' about religious history Child seems noted from to critized Christianity of it's negativity towards the sexuality. (Quite remarkably from her times considering.). ...Then is also women's histories (fx book for 5 volume-serie) ; that '1868-pamphlet' behalf the indians, ...and then fx her (numerous) abolitionist-writings and articles from during many decades, and other books (fx, 1865 'Freedmen's book'), that a collection from black writers, plus some by white abolitionists, she edited/wrote, to support emancipated slaves. (It has the lenghtier article on Toussaint and Haitian-revolution, but seems all what notable maybe not quite fits on this anymore. Yet, I think some her views seem, fx, more sympathetic towards the 'Black jacobins' than what, occasionally, one may find of expressed on the books by present-day European historians. Or at least by some from 'recent present'.) ; ...In addition to the above quoted 'Appeal', of which she probably most renown to an abolitionist writer, also is then; children's literatures, and some 'books for the old', by 1865, and 1878.) 

 

'Postcripts...' ; But for the ending, let us only now say for some 'post-wisdom', or about for the learnings of that 'Iron shroud', it for our days not any less efficient practical metaphora. Quite as powerful and figurative an image on what comes for the culturally impoverishing and degrading effect of that capital worship. (...Which materializing fx on an endless lines from the cars and ever newer generations of cars ; Or from the power grids and power-networks, ...etc.) Even if we'd assume, allow some concession on that human hunger to resources and energies; that from the materials and materialism; of the equipments and product; ...Some part of what we might find for practical useful, 'improvements at life' – but I don't see how remarkably, from many it's realized costs - Seems that all also of 'enclosing that 'trap'. Furthermore notable, that that shroud seems of usual noted from been of enshrinking already to some 200 years a time 'til now. The present-day climate concerns just refer for those most apparent consequences, by nowadays, as that climatic disaster representing itself for the main important some, no doubt. (The 'time-gap' given covers the era from fossil energies in uses by humans. Yet, one might also think from it all on a bit wider context. On a bit more from the cultural levels, which some purpose on this post. Strictly speaking, maintained 'degradation'. And deprivation, btw.)

But just for the example, fx, some from those said enclosing walls appear from be very transparent (Yet not visible for a viewer without a certain efforts by oneself.) Some are very physical, and none seem to sort of a conceptual kind. Can you see which from the walls are nearin'? Even more from crucial, to think, can you see if any to appear from...opening.

And nevertheless, there many consequences, it said for concern. Fx, the seas; the forests; the air and the Earth; and the once 'eternal snow-lines' at the mountainsides... Icy peaks, and, the permafrost alike, perhaps. ; Following the view on that book by McKibben (1989 writing, already), w. words about like '...it was us humans that ended the unpolluted atmosphere, and natural forests...' Not traceable to an external, unspecified influences. Not by alien causes, or from 'unknown factor'. ; To these few last years realized weathers seems we've already lost the very marvellous, stable winter-season periods of ours here, at this latitude. What's...next?

; But of this much in addition from any original purpose of related and expressed – Let us now then at last close our Autumn post for this, of abrupt and brief as possible. And, not from forgetting these Christmas-greets: Until the next year – Or, to sometime around near for that. (; W.G.)

; Signed by Doktor docto-power...

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