Viola tricolor, Iceland
A stamp issued by Iceland in 1958 in a two stamp series
Apparently the Violet is the flower to use to celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversaries
Luckily I had this stamp waiting in the wings for its turn in the limelight.
The photo of violets was sent to me by a friend, who lives in Leeds U.K., several years ago.
The statue of La Violetera, The Violet Seller, by sculptor Santiago de Santiago is in Los Jardines de las Vistillas, Madrid
The jug / bottle depicting violets was in my Mother-in- Law’s home and we have no idea where it came from
There are many references to Violets in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN and even the statue to the Violet Seller is mentioned somewhere, unfortunately I have not come across that yet, so instead I am pointing you to issue number 51 where you can read Gillian Biddle’s article
LEARNING, NOT DOZING