The last stamp which I have of the season, again a Poinsettia, Αλεξανδρινό,Euphorbia pulcherrima
This stamp was issued by Egypt, UAR, in 1969.
Poinsettias are mentioned many times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN and I have chosen one issue at random, number 59, January 2010, page 12.
MISS GERTRUDE JEKYLL AND MEDITERRANEAN PLANTS
by Michael Tooley
The photo is of a tall bush growing in a yard here in Corinth.