204 research outputs found
The Citrus collection at Giardini Botanici Hanbury: historical investigation and sustainable conservation
No full textSalgari nella giungla degli Hanbury
No full textLa mostra è stata allestita in occasione del 150° anniversario della nascita dello scrittore Emilio Salgari. Le opere di Emilio Salgari sono splendidi viaggi immaginari, non vissuti personalmente, ma fondati su una conoscenza acquisita con assidua, precisa e dettagliata ricerca documentale. I romanzi salgariani sono mirabili rappresentazioni della storia naturale di paesi lontani che consentono al lettore di penetrare nella misteriosa giungla tropicale. Sono anche una sintesi botanica dove ogni nome di pianta ha un riscontro reale, tangibile nei paesi delle Antille, del Borneo, del Venezuela, ma anche attraverso la visita di un Giardino botanico. Il Corsaro nero, tra i romanzi avventurosi di Salgari, mostra un legame con l’estremo ponente della Riviera. Il protagonista, Emilio di Roccabruna, signore di Ventimiglia, s’ispira forse a Capitan Romero, le cui navi percorrevano le rotte corsare del Mediterraneo. Al romanzo, ai suoi paesaggi e, soprattutto, alle innumerevoli specie vegetali che li popolano è ispirata la mostra, come un semplice invito a guardare con occhi diversi i Giardini Botanici Hanbury, dove ponti immaginari e reali fra letteratura e scienza sono possibili.
L’itinerario culturale comprende l’esposizione di pannelli e oggetti che illustrano soprattutto la corrispondenza reale delle specie e degli ambienti in cui si svolgono le vicende del Corsaro Nero e la segnalazione di alcune piante “salgariane” lungo i percorsi dei Giardini Botanici
Remarks on the exotic flora of Capo Mortola (Ventimiglia, northern Italy) and its changes over time
No full textIn this study, we compared current data and data of the census made in the 1990s related to the vascular flora of Capo Mortola (Ventimiglia, Italy), considering 270 taxa not dependent on crop management. The current status reported 198 alien species: 5 invasive, 65 naturalized 75 casual, 38 occurring as casual in human-dominated systems, but without direct intervention by humans and not close to parent plant, 15 occurring as casual alien, but still with some uncertainties for a definitive classification, and plus 3 cryptogenic and 1 eradicated (extinct) taxa, while in 1996 were 229 species: 87 naturalized and 142 adventitious (casual). Of these, 40 taxa show an increasing trend and 41 a decreasing or disappearing trend. If we consider the wild areas of Capo Mortola, 10 taxa are new to the Italian flora (7 casual and 3 naturalized) while 13 are new to the Ligurian flora only (all casual). If we also consider the neglected areas of the Botanical Gardens, 18 new casual species for the Italian flora and 10 for the Ligurian one would be added. In addition, 9 status changes are proposed on a national scale and 17 on a regional scale. An in-depth analysis was conducted on the presence and the local history of a subset of 34 exotic plants, 11 of which are new or have a new status for the Italian flora
The Unendorsable Frank Zappa
No full textThe title seems cryptic at first, and the thanks extended to “Jesus Christ—the author of all things good” in the acknowledgments section somewhat puzzling. This collection of essays gathered by Paul Carr offers a comprehensive view of Frank Zappa the artist, the public figure and the man. A prolific performer, composer, producer, recording engineer, social commentator and occasional film director, Frank Zappa never achieved the level of popularity of the major American bands that emerged in t..
Ex Situ conservation of Ligurian subpopulations of the CWR Brassica montana Pourr. (Brassicaceae)
No full textThe work is focused on Ex Situ conservation activities and requirements for seed germination of Ligurian subpopulation of Brassica montan
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Frank Zappa and Mikhail Bakhtin: Rabelais\u27s carnival made contemporary
No full textFor this project, the author uses Bakhtin\u27s theory of carnival to illuminate Zappa\u27s sound and rhetoric. The author hopes that by using this theoretical lens allows audiences to understand Zappa\u27s choices in subject matter. Those who can see his work as satire and understand the use of carnivalesque techniques in challenging authority see the genius in his work
Restoration of the Rose Garden and the Collection of Roses at Hanbury Botanical Gardens
No full textThe authors describe the restoration of the Rose Collection of the Hanbury Botanic Gardens completed during the years 2010-2011. The project was funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research under the program for the dissemination of scientific culture
Environmentally and economically sustainable management of the English historical gardens in the Ligurian Riviera and Côte
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