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Plants of the world on postage stamps

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Fermi

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #405 on: January 19, 2018, 06:47:23 AM »
Hi Hilary,
Here's a couple of pics of Japanese iris in our water pot
cheers
fermi
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Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #406 on: January 19, 2018, 07:02:07 AM »
Prunus spinosa, Blackthorn, Sloe

This stamp was issued by Yugoslavia in 1961 in the series LOCAL FLORA

You can read about this plant here in the RHS website
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/14041/i-Prunus-spinosa-i/Details

Prunus spinosa is mentioned a couple of times in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN, both times about its usefulness as a plant to be used in hedges

I have chosen
LANDSCAPING A GOLF COURSE by Isabel Carvajal y Urquijo,
 TMG number 14 Autumn 1998
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #407 on: January 20, 2018, 08:02:59 AM »
Calanthe natalensis synonym Calanthe sylvatica

A stamp issued by South Africa in 1981

If you want to read about this plant look here
https://www.operationwildflower.org.za/index.php/albums/orchids/calanthe-sylvatica-judd-3-5055

Absolutely no mention of this plant in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN but there are plenty of articles about gardens and plants of South Africa, one of them in issue number 71, January 2013 is
KIRSTENBOSCH BOTANICAL GARDEN by Margaret Johnston
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #408 on: January 21, 2018, 07:11:56 AM »
Gentiana andrewsii, bottle gentian

A stamp issued by Canada in 1977

This stamp was among a pile of stamps given to me recently by my friend L
All in all seventeen stamps were of floral interest

To read about this flower look here
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=k320

Since the link I found about this plant is of THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN  website I thought it would be a good idea to read
DESIGNING AN OTTOMAN GARDEN  by Nicholas Stavroulakis in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 9, Summer 1997.
The article is about making an Islamic garden in The Missouri Botanical Garden
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #409 on: January 22, 2018, 07:05:25 AM »
Juniperus thurifera, sabina albar, Spanish Juniper

This stamp was issued in 1972 by Spain
It depicts a juniper which is endemic to Spain and the western Mediterranean

I am posting a photo of Juniperus phoenicea, correct me if I am wrong, which we saw a few years ago near Ermioni

You can read about Juniperus thurifera here.
http://www.conifers.org/cu/Juniperus_thurifera.php

There are many references to Juniper in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN but not this one specifically.To continue my effort in trying to refer to a different article each post, I point you to
 COPING WITH THE CLIMATE IN THE ALPES MARITIMES by Joanna Millar
TMG number 7, Winter 1996/7
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #410 on: January 23, 2018, 07:00:02 AM »
Franklinia alatamaha, FranklinTree

A stamp issued by the USA postal service in 1969

To read abut this tree, which is extinct in the wild, go here
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=q160

I was thrilled to find a reference to this tree in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 71, January 2013
LES QUAIS DE MONTREUX by David Bracey

There is also a discussion about the Franklin tree in this Forum
Read the whole page as the discussion is about a book
http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=71.msg191#msg191
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #411 on: January 24, 2018, 07:16:24 AM »
Pavo cristatus, blue peafowl, peacock

In 2016 Israel issued a, three stamp, series depicting several ancient mosaics, one   from the Synagogue at Maon, Negev, was of a peacock

In May last year I was lucky to get some photos of a peacock but bewailed the fact that I didn’t have a stamp featuring a peacock. Luckily my friend S received a package from Israel recently posted with this stamp. S also found this link with information about the series.

http://www.history-of-israel.co.il/stamps/index-2016.html

Now stamp, link and photos come together

I found that there are several references to peacocks in
THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN most of them mentioning the noise they make.
Today I chose issue number 45, July 2006 for you to read
IMPRESSIONS FROM MY RHODES DIARY:
THE MGS SPRING EXCURSION,
APRIL 1-7, 2006
By Kathryn Bradley- Hole
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #412 on: January 25, 2018, 06:39:52 AM »
Nymphaea alba

A stamp issued by Germany in 1957 in a two stamp series named
PROTECTION OF NATURE

You can read all about this water lily here
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/11623/i-Nymphaea-alba-i-(H)/Details

Many Mediterranean gardens seem to have a pool for water plants tucked in a corner somewhere.
There are many references to Water Lilies in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN and I have chosen number 53, July 2008 for you to read today.*
EMBRACING  MEDITERRANEAN FLORA IN VITERBO  by Helene Pizzi

*Those of you who have been assiduously reading all the journals of the MGS which I have been recommending will now have read all  90 of them
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #413 on: January 26, 2018, 06:43:21 AM »
Beta vulgaris var. altissima, Sugar Beet

This stamp was issued by Bulgaria in 1965 in a series named
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Greece produces a large quantity of sugar from Sugar Beet but unfortunately I have never taken a photo of the root
Anyone interested in reading about  the Greek Sugar Producing Organisation, in Greek,  go here
http://www.ebz.gr/profile.htm

To my surprise I found Sugar Beet mentioned in a couple of issues of
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN and have chosen
 THE STORY OF BIETOLA by Daniel Mount in issued 79, January 2015, for you to read
The hidden message in this article is “never eat wild greens from the supermarket car park”
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

Hilary

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #414 on: January 28, 2018, 07:05:23 AM »
Dianthus superbus

A stamp issued in 1949 by Switzerland in the PRO JUVENTUTE series to mark the 400th Anniversary of the death of Niklaus Wengi

To read about this plant, in Greek or just look at the photos go here
http://greekflora.gr/el/flowers/1530/Dianthus-superbus-L-1755

To read about a similar dianthus in the MGS Forum go here
http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=242.msg1749#msg1749
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Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #415 on: January 28, 2018, 05:47:23 PM »
Dichorisandra sp.
This stamp was issued by Brasil in 1989

I found this information about Dichorisandra thyrsiflora on the RHS website
I don’t know if the flower depicted on the stamp is the same one shown on the website
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/5786/i-Dichorisandra-thyrsiflora-i/Details

I posted a scan of this stamp to my e mail friends a few weeks ago but not to the Forum of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY because this plant was not mentioned in any of the society’s journals. However, last week, I came across it mentioned growing in one of the gardens the Costa Blanca Branch of the MGS visited in October 2017. There is also a bright  photo of the plant

Read all about  the interesting garden visits this branch of the MGS  makes here
 http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/branches-es-costa.html


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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #416 on: January 29, 2018, 06:30:15 AM »
Nooroo Garden, New South Wales

A stamp issued by Australia in 1989 featuring a garden which is open to the public.

To read about this garden go here
http://www.myopengarden.com.au/openGarden.jsp?id=1650

The stamp was among a pile given to me by my friend L

It doesn’t look as if there is a reference to this garden anywhere on the MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY’s website so instead I am pointing you to
GEELONG BOTANIC GARDEN by Jayne Salmon,
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN issue 37, July 2004
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #417 on: January 30, 2018, 08:36:45 AM »
Alectryon excelsus, Titoki

A stamp issued by New Zealand 1960

To read about this tree and see some good photos go here
https://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-henui-group/table-1/titoki.html

This seems to be a very useful plant for Mediterranean gardens but the only reference I found for it in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN was about it no longer being available in California. TMG number 80, April 2015 in the sundries section
EFFECTS OF HEAT AND DROUGHT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
by Shelley Harter
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #418 on: January 30, 2018, 11:23:47 PM »
Titoki is a forest tree so needs some care when young if grown in the open. That said, it is used as an attractive street tree in Auckland, and seems to survive OK.  The kereru, or native wood pigeon, enjoys the seeds when they are ripe.
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Re: Plants of the world on postage stamps
« Reply #419 on: January 31, 2018, 08:06:06 AM »
Myotis nattereri, Natterer’s Bat

Another stamp in the series WOODLAND  ANIMALS which the Royal Mail issued in 2004

For more information of this animal read here
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/user/%CE%A4%CE%B1%20%CE%AD%CE%B3%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AC%20%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85/Downloads/natterers%20(1).pdf

A bat accidentally flew down the chimney of a little used flat here in our block, unfortunately it could not get out and died. I was given the task of disposing of the body so took the opportunity of taking its photo first. I have no idea which kind of Greek bat it is.
We have quite a few bats here which fly around in the night triggering our security light. I wonder if the bats are the reason we have hardly any mosquitoes in the summer, relatively speaking

Melissa Hamilton in her article GOING NATIVE in
 THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 83, January 2016
Writes abut nesting boxes for birds and bats
This article can be read here
http://www.mediterraneangardensociety.org/wildlife.html#101
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