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Chrysanthemum maximum, Leucanthemum maximum

A stamp issued by San Marino in 1957 in series named
FLOWERS AND MOUNT TITANO

 Chrysanthemum maximum is a synonym for Leucanthemum maximum.

This plant is one of the standard plants growing in the, mostly un cared for,   yards in Corinth together with narcissus, bluebells, asters and, sternbergia which all pop up in the proper season 

The photo was taken of a plant growing around a tree in a pavement in Sparta

Leucanthemum is mentioned a few times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN and I am pointing you to issue number 57, July 2009.
PLANTS NAMED FOR MONTPELLIER by Didier Morisot
For photos of some of the plants mentioned in the above article look here
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/57-montpelier.html

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Malus domestica, red, Apple, POMME

This airmail stamp was issued by Lebanon in 1962

Now, autumn is the season for fresh apples from the mountainous area of Korinthia
The photo is of the apples I bought one Saturday at the local street market

Once more I was spoilt for choice as there were many references to Malus in our journal   THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN.
In the end I chose issue number 10, Autumn 1997 of TMG and the article by Nicholas Stavroulakis
 THE FLORA OF OTTOMAN GARDENS
1 TREES

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Felicia amelloides, Blue Felicia Bush, Bloumagrietl

A stamp issued by South Africa in 2001 in a series named FAUNA AND FLORA

You can read all you ever want to know about Felicia amelloides here
http://pza.sanbi.org/felicia-amelloides

This plant is mentioned many times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I have chosen
ACCLIMATIZATION PROBLEMS
 Waterless gardens-
Gardens of the future? 
  by Piero Caneti for you to read
This article appears in TMG number 2, AUTUMN 1995

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ARISTOLOCHIA
Aristolochia congolana

The last stamp I have of the series issued by Ruanda -Urundi in 1953 named INDIGENOUS FLORA

I wasn’t able to find much about this plant except that its accepted name is Aristolochia promissa Mast.

There is a reference to Aristolochia, not particulaly this one, in
THE MEDITERRANENAN GARDEN issue number 1, Summer 1995
PLANTS THAT STAND ON THEIR HEADS
by Joanna Millar

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Phalaenopsis  violacea

A stamp issued by the MALAYAN STATES, SABAH in 1965

I couldn’t find out much about this orchid but did find this article about a National Park in SABAH
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1012/

The photo is of two new Phalaenopsis plants gracing our home, one white and the other violet/ mauve/ deep pink

The only reference I can find in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN for this tropical plant is in issue number 15, which I have referred  to time and time again,
‘PERLITE’ : HOW TO USE by John Calderwood
 

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Atropa belladonna, Deadly nightshade, Belladon

A stamp issued by Turkey in 1988 in a series named MEDICINAL PLANTS

You can read all about this plant here
http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/atoz/atropa_belladonna.htm

Read about POISON IN THE GARDEN by Virginia Scaretti in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
Issue number 41, July 2005

And if you want to see a collection of poisonous plants visit Alnwick Gardens
GUIDED TOURS OF THE POISON GARDEN
Created by the Duchess of Northumberland to drive awareness of the dangers of harmful and illicit drugs, the Poison Garden contains plants such as belladonna, hemlock, tobacco and cannabis.
Free guided tours of the Poison Garden run every 10 – 15 minutes throughout the day, on arrival at The Alnwick Garden visit the Information Desk in the Atrium and collect your free timed ticket.

I will post a photo of the locked gates to the Poison Garden

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Meles meles, Badger

A stamp in the WOODLAND ANIMALS series issued in 2004 by the Royal Mail

I have never actually seen a badger so no photo

Badgers are mentioned in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN as being occasional visitors to a garden on Barnstaple Bay in issue number 44, April 2006
THE MEDITERRANEAN ON
BARNSTAPLE BAY……
by Tim Longville

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Quercus robur
A stamp issued by Finland in 1991

I took the two photos of an Oak tree in the park at Harold Wood, UK, in 2013.
I don’t remember how I identified it so the photos might be of another oak entirely

Here are more details of this tree
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/14294/i-Quercus-robur-i/Details

There are several references to Quercus robur in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN
I decided on SOBRELLANO, GAUDI’S GARDEN UNVEILED IN CANTABRIA
 in issue number 35 of TMG January, 2004 by Manuel Gomez Anuarbe

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Vitis vinifera and feta

Greece issued a series of postage stamps in 1953 named
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
This stamp, which cost 2600 drachmas then, depicts red grapes and feta cheese

You can read about feta here
https://www.cheese.com/feta/

For the photo shoot the grapes were bought at the local street market and the feta was found in the fridge

In THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, number 67, January 2012
Gilly Cameron Cooper writes about
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A VINEYARD IN GREECE

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Gazania krebsiana, terracotta gazania

A stamp issued by South Africa in 2003

You can read all about this useful plant here
http://pza.sanbi.org/gazania-krebsiana

The photo was taken on one of our trips to a local nursery, ostensibly to buy a few plants but really to take flowery photos

Gazania krebsiana is mentioned specifically in
 THE MEDITERRANENAN GARDEN issue number 21, July 2000
in the article written by Anda Wayland
 SPRING FLOWERS IN THE NIEUWOUDTVILLE

This article is reproduced in TMG number 77 July 2014
Caroline Harbouri, the editor, writes
In this our 20th anniversary issue we are reproducing an article from each year of the journal’s existence, from 1995 to 2013.

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Hyoscyamus niger L., Henbane, Banotu 

A stamp issued by Turkey in 1988 in a series named MEDICINAL PLANTS

I took the photo of this Hyoscyamus on some waste land near the sea

More information can be found here

http://www.thepoisongarden.co.uk/atoz/hyoscyamus_niger.htm

I was glad to find an article in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN about poisonous plants in Issue number 55, January 2009
FROM HITMEN TO BOTANIC GARDENS
By Anthony Lyman-Dixon

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Anemone nemorosa, Wood anemone

A stamp issued by Finland in 1990

I don’t have a photo of this plant but you can read about it here
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/1243/Anemone-nemorosa/Details

Anemones are mentioned many times in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN. Anemone nemorosa is mentioned by name in issue number 74, October 2013 in the book review of  A GARDENER’S GUIDE TO SNOWDROPS by Freda Fox

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Prunus armenica, Apricot

A stamp issued by Lebanon in 1962 in a series named AIRMAIL FRUITS

One photo is of an apricot tree which grew from a stone someone planted in the yard of the block of flats. The other photo is of my home made Apricot Jam. The season for apricots is so short I nearly missed making this jam and was away at the time my neighbour was distributing bags of free apricots !

To read about how to prune apricot trees go to
PRUNING MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT TREES FOR FRUIT
By D.J. Bracey in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN issue 62 October 2010

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Vitis vinifera, Grape vine

A stamp issued in 1987 by South Africa to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of PAARL
Paarl being a town in South Africa renowned for its vineyards.

The photo is of our local seedless grapes which we can’t get enough of at this time of year. Local meaning Korinthia, Greece

So many articles about gardens in South Africa in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN but hardly any mention of the vineyards.
Luckily I did, eventually,  find a couple of references  and point you to issue number
89, July 2017.
A VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA. PART 2:
PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY GARDENS
By Valerie Whittington
For photographs see
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/stellenbosch.html#103

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Iris .

A stamp issued by Lebanon in 1964.

I haven’t been able to find any information about this Iris so neither photo nor link.

Trying to tie this in with THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN .I came up with a couple of articles which might interest you

In issue number 59, January 2010 James Cable writes in his article
THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009,
LIMASSOL, CYPRUS
“Moving neatly on, our attention turned to bulbs which enjoy similar conditions and associate well with succulents. The lecturer, Oron Peri, an Israeli garden designer, explained how gardening with bulbs, corms and rhizomes [all plant adaptations to the dry summer season] was an obvious response to the strict water rationing in his home of Tel Aviv”

See the MGS website for photographs
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/59-agm.html

Oron Peri is also mentioned in TMG issue 23, January 2001 where he guided members of the Israeli MGS through a private garden he had planned and planted and other sites of botanic interest