{"id":2043666,"date":"2013-01-25T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T09:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/romfilatelia.ro\/romagazin\/en\/product\/flowers-clock-i\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T07:59:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T07:59:00","slug":"flowers-clock-i","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/magazin.romfilatelia.ro\/en\/product\/flowers-clock-i\/","title":{"rendered":"FLOWERS\u2019 CLOCK (I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/romfilatelia.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ceas_flori_M.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2002972 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/romfilatelia.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ceas_flori_M-281x300.jpg\" alt=\"ceas_flori_M\" width=\"281\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Have you ever taken into consideration that flowers do not all blossom at the same time? That there is a specific hour when each one reveals itself to the light, nature and peoples?<br \/>\nWith an interesting thematic approach, this year, <strong>Romfilatelia<\/strong> is offering a two-part postage stamps issue, <strong><em>Flowers\u2019 Clock<\/em><\/strong>. This issue, achieved in an original illustrative manner, combines the image of a flower with an exhibit from the <em>Nicolae<\/em><em> Simache <\/em>Clock Museum in Ploiesti.<br \/>\nThe postage stamp with the face value of <strong>0.60 lei<\/strong> illustrates the <strong>Field Poppy<\/strong> <em>(Papaver rhoeas)<\/em> which blooming hour is <strong>5 a.m<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIt is an annual herbaceous 20-100 cm tall plant. Its stem, sprouting from a tap root, is ramified and has stiff hairs perpendicular on the stem axis. Its leaves are pinnate and divided. It has large single flowers consisting of two large green hairy sepals and four 4-6 cm long shiny red petals. The fruit is a 1-2 cm capsule in the form of a cup star-shaped in the upper side which includes several small brownish-black edible seeds. The plant is crossed by many vessels containing latex.<br \/>\nNext to the Field Poppy is represented a mantel clock, manufactured in France, in the 19th century.<br \/>\nOn the postage stamp with the face value of <strong>0.80 lei<\/strong> is illustrated the <strong>Common Chicory<\/strong> <em>(Cichorium inthybus) <\/em>which blooming hour is <strong>6 a.m<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIt is a perennial herbaceous and edible plant. It has been known ever since ancient times and was used inEgyptas a remedy for hepatobiliary and renal diseases. It is often cultivated for its roots from which a coffee substitute is obtained. The root is a thick tap root and the stem is upright ramified and can reach heights of up to two meters. The leaves at the bottom are stalked and deeply sunken and the ones on the stem are lanceolate and pointed to the tip.<br \/>\nThe flowers are blue and individually grouped on the stem and the lateral branches. They blossom from July to the end of August.<br \/>\nNext to the Common Chicory is represented a carriage clock, manufactured in Austria, in the early 19th century.<br \/>\nThe postage stamp with the face value of <strong>1.00 lei<\/strong> illustrates the <strong>Viper\u2019s Grass<\/strong> <em>(Scorzonera rosea)<\/em> which blooming hour is <strong>7 a.m<\/strong>.<br \/>\nIt is a herbaceous perennial plant growing in the mountain and subalpine areas, in grassland, meadows and glades. It can be recognised by its light pink star-shaped flowers. The stem is simple, smooth and 15-70 cm tall. The leaves at the bottom of the stem are long and arrowhead-shaped. It blossoms from June through August.<br \/>\nNext to the Viper\u00b4s Grass is represented a table clock, manufactured in Paris, in the late 19th century.<br \/>\nThe postage stamp with the face value of <strong>1.60 lei<\/strong> illustrates the <strong>Marsh Marigold<\/strong> <em>(Caltha palustris)<\/em>, which blooming hour is <strong>8 a.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>It is a spontaneous perennial herbaceous plant. The stem is 20-55 cm tall, its leaves are shiny and kidney-shaped with a long petiole, and the flowers are golden-yellowish. The stamens are numerous and organized in a spiral.<br \/>\nIt grows in excessively humid places from planes through the subalpine area. Just as many members of the Ranunculaceae family, to which it belongs, it is a toxic plant. It blossoms during the period April-June.<br \/>\nNext to the Marsh Marigold is represented a Neuchatele W.&amp; A. Schmid-Schenker table clock, manufactured in Germany, in the first half of 20th century.<br \/>\nThe postage stamp with the face value of <strong>2.40 lei<\/strong> illustrates the <strong>Sunflower<\/strong> <em>(Helianthus annuus) <\/em>which blooming hour is <strong>9 a.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>It is an annual, herbaceous plant originating fromNorth America. It was brought toEuropein the 16th century to be cultivated mostly for its oil-rich seeds. The leaves are big, full and the stem with a height 2 meters and even 5 meters ends in a single yellow flower with a 25-50 cm diameter. The seeds contain, without the fruit rind, about 55% edible oil used in several industrial fields.<br \/>\nThis plant has a unique characteristic, that of always facing the sun and following its trajectory all day long.<br \/>\nNext to the Sunflower is represented a P. Bonnet &amp; P. Pottier portico clock, manufactured in Paris, in the late 19th century.<br \/>\nOn the postage stamp with the face value of <strong>5.00 lei<\/strong> is illustrated the <strong>Bird\u2019s-eye Speedwell<\/strong> <em>(Veronica chamaedrys)<\/em> which blooming hour is <strong>10 a.m.<br \/>\n<\/strong>It is a herbaceous, perennial, 10-40 cm tall plant. From April through June, on meadows, bushes and wood sides it is easily noticeable due to its beautiful light blue flowers. They blossom in the morning but, until night-time, they become violet-pinkish. Try picking it and you will see the flowers come off the plant very easily. The leaves are oval-triangular finely dentate and hairy. The fruits are heart-shaped.<br \/>\nThe bird\u2019s-eye speedwell is a medicinal plant used for treating diseases of the skin, kidneys, lungs and for blood purification.<br \/>\nNext to the Bird\u00b4s-eye Speedwell is represented a Boulle table clock case, manufactured in France, in the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We would like to thank the Biology Institute of the Romanian Academy (PhD. Sorin Stefanut, Head of the Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Preservation and PhD. student Roxana Ion, Plant Expert) and to the \u201cNicolae Simache\u201d Clock Museum (Ploiesti) for the documentary support granted in the accomplishment of this postage stamps issue.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Issue date: 2013-01-25<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/romfilatelia.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ceas_flori_box.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2002973 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/romfilatelia.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/ceas_flori_box.jpg\" alt=\"ceas_flori_box\" width=\"750\" height=\"615\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever taken into consideration that flowers do not all blossom at the same time? 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