<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nature's Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gusta Van Dobbenburgh Nature's Art botanical website]]></description><link><![CDATA[http://lacalwww2.epfl.ch/botanical/blog.php]]></link><language>en,fr,nl</language><copyright>Copyright 2002-2012 Gusta Van Dobbenburgh</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:35:05 +0200</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:37:21 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://lacalwww2.epfl.ch/botanical/blog.php?id=3]]></link><description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I was in Izmir, Turkey, where I visited the Izmir Botanical Garden, part of the university of Izmir.Professor Ozcan Secmen, head of the botanical department, spontaneously welcomed me into the herbarium, where  students were doing research, and explained various things about the kind of plants and leaves that were kept there, and the meticulous administration of the past decades with regard to their origin. He also showed the &quot;cool room&quot; constantly kept at 60F, in order to study alpine flora. The room was a welcome change in the general heat. We strolled along the pathways of the garden, where they are building a spacious new green house that should be ready in the fall. <br />
We thank professor Secmen for his kindness and his friendly welcome!]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:35:05 +0200</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
