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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 14, 2024, 07:52:28 AM »Salvia bucharica
A stamp issued by Uzbekistan in 1993
A stamp issued by Uzbekistan in 1993
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 13, 2024, 07:29:44 AM »Orchis purpura
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987
This plant is mentioned in several issues of
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose
THE PLEASURES OF A WATERWISE GARDEN
By Carole Cross
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 60 April 2010
For photographs of some of the plants in this garden, see
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/60-wise.html
A stamp issued by Hungary in 1987
This plant is mentioned in several issues of
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose
THE PLEASURES OF A WATERWISE GARDEN
By Carole Cross
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 60 April 2010
For photographs of some of the plants in this garden, see
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY website
http://www.mediterraneangardensocietyarchive.org/60-wise.html
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 12, 2024, 07:02:38 AM »A stamp issued by the USSR in 1990 in a series named
NATURE CONSERVATION
NATURE CONSERVATION
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 11, 2024, 08:51:22 AM »Lilium ‘African Queen’
A stamp issued by the USSR in 1989 in a series named LILIES
To read about Lilies and other bulbs read
THE SEASONAL JOYS OF GROWING BULBS
By Gloria Leinbach
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 100 April 2020
A stamp issued by the USSR in 1989 in a series named LILIES
To read about Lilies and other bulbs read
THE SEASONAL JOYS OF GROWING BULBS
By Gloria Leinbach
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 100 April 2020
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Miscellaneous / Re: Coronavirus situation
« Last post by Hilary on March 10, 2024, 07:44:16 AM »White freesia from the south facing balcony late February 2024
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Places to visit / Re: Cape Sousaki
« Last post by Hilary on March 09, 2024, 06:58:33 AM »Spergularia Bocconii, Bocconi’s sand spurrey,
Greek sea - spurrey.
This plant was growing on the beach near the Sousaki Lighthouse. The flowers were tiny and the photo I took of the plant hopeless.
Later I took better photos of the flower.
I am not sure that I found the correct name as it seems the colour of the seeds determines the identification and I doubt I will be going back to the lighthouse again.
Greek sea - spurrey.
This plant was growing on the beach near the Sousaki Lighthouse. The flowers were tiny and the photo I took of the plant hopeless.
Later I took better photos of the flower.
I am not sure that I found the correct name as it seems the colour of the seeds determines the identification and I doubt I will be going back to the lighthouse again.
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Places to visit / Cape Sousaki
« Last post by Hilary on March 08, 2024, 07:54:17 AM »Cape Sousaki lighthouse.
Last Sunday we went in search of the Cape Sousaki lighthouse. I had done my homework and knew exactly how to get there but hadn't taken into account closed roads and the size of the oil refinery. However, we got there in the end by taking a long windy road by the sea.
Here is some information lifted from the Internet
Lighthouse Sousaki
Traditional Greek lighthouses
Established: 1894
Address: 20003 SOUSAKI , CORINTHIA , GREECE
The French Company of Lighthouses constructed that lighthouse in 1894, with a tower of 7,5 meters high and of 9 meters focal plane. It is located on the Sousaki cape, close to Agii Theodori, near to Isthmos of Korinthos, just a few meters from the sea, beside Motoroil’s refineries.
It’s a landmark of the area, and is one of the two lighthouses that lead safely the boats towards the Isthmos. It features a green flash every 10” and lighten range up to 12 nautical miles. In combination to the Isthmia port lamps make easier the approach to the canal for the boats that sail from east. Furthermore, is the west limit of mooring for oil tankers, which want to barge into or discharge to Agii Theodori port.
Source: Traditional Greek Lighthouses
I took photos of the plant life I could identify growing near the lighthouse a Yucca, Tobacco plant, Nicotiana glauca and Bermuda buttercup, Oxalis pes-caprae
Last Sunday we went in search of the Cape Sousaki lighthouse. I had done my homework and knew exactly how to get there but hadn't taken into account closed roads and the size of the oil refinery. However, we got there in the end by taking a long windy road by the sea.
Here is some information lifted from the Internet
Lighthouse Sousaki
Traditional Greek lighthouses
Established: 1894
Address: 20003 SOUSAKI , CORINTHIA , GREECE
The French Company of Lighthouses constructed that lighthouse in 1894, with a tower of 7,5 meters high and of 9 meters focal plane. It is located on the Sousaki cape, close to Agii Theodori, near to Isthmos of Korinthos, just a few meters from the sea, beside Motoroil’s refineries.
It’s a landmark of the area, and is one of the two lighthouses that lead safely the boats towards the Isthmos. It features a green flash every 10” and lighten range up to 12 nautical miles. In combination to the Isthmia port lamps make easier the approach to the canal for the boats that sail from east. Furthermore, is the west limit of mooring for oil tankers, which want to barge into or discharge to Agii Theodori port.
Source: Traditional Greek Lighthouses
I took photos of the plant life I could identify growing near the lighthouse a Yucca, Tobacco plant, Nicotiana glauca and Bermuda buttercup, Oxalis pes-caprae
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Miscellaneous / Re: Coronavirus situation
« Last post by Hilary on March 07, 2024, 08:45:26 AM »Eruca sativa
Growing in some waste land by the sea in Corinth.
This plant is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 64 April 2911
in
From the president, Jean Vache
TRAVELLING SEEDS
I am posting a scan of the piece mentioning Eruca for you to enjoy
Growing in some waste land by the sea in Corinth.
This plant is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 64 April 2911
in
From the president, Jean Vache
TRAVELLING SEEDS
I am posting a scan of the piece mentioning Eruca for you to enjoy
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Miscellaneous / Re: Cover Drawings of the Journal
« Last post by Hilary on March 06, 2024, 08:51:46 AM »115 Journal Cover
The cover drawing of the hawthorn blending back into anonymity in the hedgerow after flowering is by Julie- Amadea Pluriel.\
Hawthorn is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 37 July 2004 in
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT, Katherine Greenberg.
Cratasegus, Hawthorn
A photo of hawthorn growing in a hedge in the UK and a scan of a stamp from Romania depicting hawthorn.
The cover drawing of the hawthorn blending back into anonymity in the hedgerow after flowering is by Julie- Amadea Pluriel.\
Hawthorn is mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 37 July 2004 in
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT, Katherine Greenberg.
Cratasegus, Hawthorn
A photo of hawthorn growing in a hedge in the UK and a scan of a stamp from Romania depicting hawthorn.
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Miscellaneous / Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Last post by Hilary on March 05, 2024, 08:42:33 AM »Iris pumila, Dwarf iris
A stamp issued by the USSR in 1986 in a series named
PLANTS OF THE RUSSIAN STEPPES
Iris pumila is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose to read
GARDENING IN THE SHADE OF THE PYRAMID
By Duncan Thomas
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 49 July 2007
A stamp issued by the USSR in 1986 in a series named
PLANTS OF THE RUSSIAN STEPPES
Iris pumila is mentioned several times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I chose to read
GARDENING IN THE SHADE OF THE PYRAMID
By Duncan Thomas
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 49 July 2007