+TIME TAKES ITS TOLL+ note: melrose plantation outbuildings were being restored last april and the plantation vegetation is not >as aesthetic as in the 1960s< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE"+ (gertrude stein quote) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >thanks to professor tom cox who once headed french & italian studies at san diego state university we have more information on +THE COLOR ROSE+ ^^^^^^^^^^ 1) +"CUISSE de NYMPHE EMUE"+ (excited nymph's thigh) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >is indeed a particular >french rose< w/ a radiant shade of rose/pink. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 2) +"ROSE" = "PINK"+ >in "la belle france" culture< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 3) +"PINKS"+ >is a distinctive flower in< >jolly old england< ^^^^^^^^^^ 4) +"LA ROSE"+ >was a vagina metaphor in< >france of the middle ages< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ANY ROSICRUCIAN LINK IS+ +UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (class dismissed) ^^^^^^^^^ +TROPICAL HIGH SUMMER AT+ (cane river-natchitoches) +MELROSE (YUCCA) PLANTATION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(unmatched in the days of francois mignon) ^^^^^^^^^^^ +JUNGLE POETRY SUPREME+ note: "yucca" was the original name for melrose given by marie therese coin-coin and thomas metoyer. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ORIGINAL 1750 HOUSE+ >today it refers to the adobe building +CLAY BETWEEN POSTS+ (deer hair binder) >next to the main melrose plantation +VERANDAH W/ GOURDS+ >house where francois mignon and lyle saxon once lived & worked. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SURROUNDED BY GINGER LILLY AND+ +HUGE CLUMPS OF ELEPHANT EAR+ >plus the magnificent< +REGAL GIANT BANANA PLANTS+ >(bunches programed for the >st. martin depores chapel<) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"THE AFRICAN HOUSE"+ >also built by marie therese coin-coin is located near to yucca and is my +HUGE STEEP ROOF+ >favorite structure at melrose. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(serious restoration need)< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +IT IS OF A DISTINCTIVE AFRICAN+ >(see suydam's drawing in lyle saxon's book) +DESIGN AND QUITE UNIQUE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the main melrose plantation house w/ its garcinere extensions is interesting +GOOGLE FOR PHOTOS+ >but the outbuildings win the day< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"GHANA HOUSE"+ >(constructed of pegged logs) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >with its cotton festival mural interior +CLEMETINE HUNTER MURAL+ >is another special melrose building< all extremly valued by federal govt. +ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIANS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ELEPHANT EAR PERFUME AS+ >french organic focus< +STUDIED BY FRANCOIS MIGNON+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >in one of my favorite essays in his book +"P L A N T A T I O N + M E M O"+ francois mignon describes how the huge elephant ear plants at melrose emitted ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"HEADY AROMA OF MUSK"+ >in august deep summer through a hole the size of a quarter on the bud an +UNFORGETABLE AROMA+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS"+ >is a necessary book to read to fully comprehend the amazing details +OF THE PLANT KINGDOM+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MIRACLES IN COVINGTON+ >i remember discovering plants near my house in the sansouci forest with +AMAZING CHARACTERISTICS+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the kudzo was introduced, so it doesn't count, but i remember native vines +SHUT YOUR WINDOW+ +IN THE NIGHT+ >that grew so fast you could watch >their growth from day to day<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +VERLOIN deGRUY PLANTATIONS+ >trips back to paris< >FRENCH CULTURAL LINKS< (degruy/saulet & degruy/foucher) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >should have been very rewarding places to grow up in the lucrative years of +1800 TO 1850+ >(except for the dread yellow fever), ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"THE INDIAN MOUND PLANTATION"+ >barataria jungle outdoor life< +ARCHITECTURAL ORIENTATION+ (degruy-demontaut) ^^^^^^^^^^^ >is in some ways the most fascinating w/ +PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION+ >of canary islander cabins and carts >for smuggling lafitte's goods< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ITS PROXEMIC TO THE RAW JUNGLE+ >giant palmetto/cane thickets< >barataria still uncleared< +ITS TROPIC CREOLE AMBIENCE+ >french creole architecture< >wild animals galore< ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +ITS AFRICAN FOLK CULTURE+ >slaves were close to family activity< >voudou ritual/music/art< >ITS LINK WITH LAFITTE BROTHERS< >french west indies culture< >tropic seas orientation< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >TO BE CONTINUED< gene ray, san diego, california