April 1, 2022 Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Miles Joseph Berkeley, George Edward Post, Edmond Rostand, Patina Farm by Brooke and Steve Giannetti, and Kurt Vonnegut
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1755 Birth of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and gastronome. In his classic The Physiology of Taste, he famously quipped about wine and grapes: “A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert… 'I am not accustomed to taking my wine in pills.’”
1803 Birth of Miles Joseph Berkeley, English clergyman and founder of plant pathology. He coined “mycologist” for those studying fungi and correctly linked the potato famine to the water mold Phytophthora infestans. He named a mushroom after his daughter, Ruth Ellen Berkeley, a talented botanical illustrator.
1838 Birth of George Edward Post, American physician and botanist who pioneered the Flora of the Middle East. Known for collecting specimens without leaving his horse and assigning hundreds of herbarium sheets to his students.
1868 Birth of Edmond Rostand, French poet and dramatist who created the stunning villa and gardens of Arnaga. He called it “a poem of stone and greenery,” blending French and English garden styles. Best known for Cyrano de Bergerac, he wrote, “My soul, be satisfied with flowers… In the one garden you may call your own.”
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Today's Botanic Spark
Kurt Vonnegut, in his posthumous graduation speeches, reimagined the seasons: April is not spring, but “Unlocking,” while spring itself is May and June—a reminder to see nature’s rhythms anew.
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