Dec 26 2011
Sir Sandford Fleming, 1827-1915
Sir Sandford Fleming, who mapped the route for the intercolonial Railway and designed Canada’s first postage stamp. He was also a proponent of the establishment of time zones. This stamp was issued on 16 September 1977, for famous Canadians.
Dec 23 2011
First Airmail Stamp of Bolivia
Issued in December 1924 to mark the establishment of a National Aviation School. This is the lowest denomination in the issue of seven stamps.
Dec 23 2011
Canadian Postage Stamps – The Peace Issue of 1946
After the end of the Second World War in 1945 Canada decided to replace the high values of the War Effort Issue with designs symbolic of the simple, peaceful and industrious life of Canada.
Page 105, Hansen’s Guidebook & Catalogue of Canadian Stamps, 1970.
Jul 29 2011
Staghorn Sumac
This photo of Staghorn Sumac [Rhus typhina] was taken at Trout Lake, Hermon, NY, on 29 July 2011. It is a member of the Cashew (Anacardiaceae) family. Harvesting Color shows it yielding a light brown dye with an Alum mordant and a green/gray-green with an iron one (Pages 100-103).
USDA Plants Listing: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHTY
Staghorn Sumac at Trout Lake
Apr 03 2001
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Crown Vetch [Securigera varia] found at Fletcher Park on 1 June 2013. It’s a member of the Pea (Fabaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 66-67, states “it’s a sprawling plant of roadsides, extensively planted as a ground cover for steep banks” and lists it as Coronilla varia. These flowers were on the border of a field that was in the process of being plowed.
USDA Plants Listing: Securigera varia
Crown Vetch at Fletcher Park – 1 June 2013
Crown Vetch (top view) – 1 June 2013
Crown Vetch (with tractor & plow) – 1 June 2013
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