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Title: Mimosa, 1966 [Go to resource]
Description: A standard flower tin design. The mimosa is a member of the legume family with a pod similar to peas and lentils. There are three major species of mimosa, those with long leaves, those with round bluish leaves, and those with the typical jagged leaves. Its leaves contract when touched. Originally from Australia specimens of mimosa made their way to Europe thanks to the efforts of English botanists collecting cuttings of newly discovered plants. It quickly became popular, not only becauuse of its bright colour but also because of its scent, which became the basis of many perfumes. The yellow blossoms against the blue background on this tin works well. Format: image/jpeg License: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 Publisher: Huntley & Palmers Rights holder: Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) Subjects: plant
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mimosa
flowerTemporal: start=1966-01-01; end=1966-12-31; Source: Sense of place SE Creator: Huntley, Boorne & Stevens Identifier: http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... Language: en-GB Format: image/jpeg Go to resource More Like this...
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