Sea Holly Seaside Eryngo Eryngium maritimums Plant c80 Y/O Ad Trade Card

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Sea Holly Seaside Eryngo Eryngium maritimums Plant c80 Y/O Ad Trade Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
ORIGINAL c80 YEAR OLD TRADE  ADVERTISING CARD
THE TITLE ON THIS CARD IS:
SEA HOLLY
Eryngium maritimum
s
Eryngium maritimum, the sea holly or seaside eryngo, is a species of Eryngium in the plant family
Apiaceae and native to most European coastlines. It resembles a plume thistle in that its flower is burr-shaped,
but the flowers are metallic blue rather than mauve. Protected from winds this dune plant grows to a
height of 20 to 60 cm. Although widespread, it is considered endangered in many areas, such as
Germany where its occurrence has been greatly reduced throughout and has become locally extinct in
several districts.
In Elizabethan times in England, these plants were believed to be a strong aphrodisiac.
They are named in a speech by Falstaff:
"Let the sky rain potatoes;
let it thunder to the tune of Green-sleeves,
hail kissing-comfits and snow eringoes [sea-holly],
let there come a tempest of provocation..."
Falstaff, Act 5, scene v, "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
SEE SCALED IMAGE ABOVE.
THIS CARDS IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
THIS CARD IS c80 YEARS OLD
IT IS NOT PERFECT AND THIS CARD MAY HAVE
SLIGHT PAPER LOSS
SMUDGING
ROUNDED CORNERS
SURFACE CREASE
SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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