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Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 54, No. 381, pp. 175-178, January 2, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press

January bark, the skin of a tree

Nicholas H. Battey1

1 Plant Science Laboratories, The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AS, UK

To a remarkable extent current science, and the attitudes of current scientists, correspond to an idea conceived by Francis Bacon 400 years ago. Bacon dreamed of using science to subjugate nature for mankind. This is illustrated here by a science-eye's view of bark, a feature of plants particularly apparent in January. But much of the beauty and value of plants is missed by Baconian analysis. The touching story of Daphne's metamorphosis into a laurel, her skin becoming bark, shows one such dimension, highlighted in the sculpture by Bernini.


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