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As Bown takes pains to point out, it descended largely intact from the artistic currents of the 19 th century and had its roots both in classic Western art and in much older local traditions, including the work of such Russian masters as the 15 th century monk Andrei Rublev.
Covering some 2.5 hectares (6 acres), it has palms of every variety and the centerpiece is a huge South American fig tree whose enormous branches and roots have become intertwined into one great tree house.
They indicated where he lived or where he came from: Giovanni Montagna , lived on the mountain, while Giovanni Valle lived in the valley; Giovanni Lombardo had his roots in Lombardy while Giovanni Genovesi had his in Genoa.
However, Ristaino's molecular evidence spotlights the Ia strain and traces its probable roots to the Andes.
Fittingly enough, Avis' roots lie in what turned out to be one of the great fads of the century, namely, air travel.