UMary Allen
Izihlahla zomlotha ziyizihlahla ezivuthulukayo. Kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-50 zezinhlobo zazo emhlabeni wonke. Kulezi, izinhlobo ezintathu zikhula eYurophu. Ngaphezu kwakho konke, “umlotha ovamile” ukhula lapha. Izihlahla zomlotha zakha uhlobo futhi zihlobene nezihlahla zomnqumo.
Ekwindla, izihlahla zomlotha zaseYurophu zilahlekelwa amaqabunga. Ezintsha zikhula entwasahlobo. Kwamanye amazwekazi, kunezihlahla zomlotha ezigcina amaqabunga azo ebusika. Izihlahla zomlotha zakha izimbali, okuvela kuzo imbewu. Lezi zibhekwa njengama-nutlets. Banembewu ye-maple efana namaphiko. Lokhu kuvumela imbewu ukuba indizele iqhelelene nesiqu. Lokhu kuvumela isihlahla ukuthi sizale kangcono.
I-Ashwood inzima kakhulu, iqinile, futhi iyanwebeka. Yingakho kubhekwa njengokhuni olungcono kakhulu lwaseYurophu lwezibambo zamathuluzi, okungukuthi izando, amafosholo, ama-pickax, imishanelo, njalonjalo. Kodwa futhi ilungele imishini yezemidlalo efana nezihlibhi noma amalulwane e-baseball, kanye nokwakha imikhumbi. Nokho, izinkuni ayithandi umswakama. Ngakho akufanele ushiye lezi zinto ngaphandle ebusuku.
Izihlahla zomlotha ziye zaba sengozini eminyakeni yamuva ngenxa yesikhunta esithile. Ngenxa yalokho, amahlumela amasha afa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwalethwa ibhungane livela e-Asia, elidla amaqabunga. Ngakho-ke, abanye ososayensi besaba ukuthi umlotha uzophela eYurophu.
Izihlahla zomlotha zingowomndeni wesihlahla somnqumo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nezihlahla zomnqumo kanye ne-privet, esiwazi kakhulu ngokuthi uthango. Izihlahla zomnqumo zigcina amaqabunga azo ngisho nasebusika. Izihlahla zomlotha zilahla amaqabunga awo ekwindla futhi amaqabunga amasha akhula entwasahlobo. Ngokwangasese, kukhona kokubili okungenzeka: lezo ezilahlekelwa amaqabunga ekwindla njengezihlahla zomlotha kanye nalezo eziwagcina njengezihlahla zomnqumo.
Umlotha wentaba unegama elithi “umlotha”, kodwa akunjalo. Igama lakhe langempela ngu "Rowberry". Ayihlobene nhlobo nomlotha.