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'Victoria regia' - 'Victoria amazonica'

Water lilies in Tower Grove Park, US, ca. 1900
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Victoria amazonica
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'Victoria amazonica' is a species of flowering plant, the
largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of water lilies. The species
has very large leaves, up to 3 m in diameter, that float on the water's
surface on a submerged stalk, 7–8 m in length. The species was once
called 'Victoria regia' after Queen Victoria, but the name was
superseded. 'Victoria regia' was once the subject of rivalry
between Victorian gardeners in England...
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Annie Paxton standing on a Victoria amazonica leaf in the lily
house at Chatsworth; Paxton's design for the Crystal Palace
took its cue from the organic structure of this plant

'On unbent leaf in fairy guise,
Reflected in the water,
Beloved, admired by hearts and eyes,
Stands Annie, Paxton's daughter...'

The Gigantic Waterlily (Victoria Regia),
'In Flower At Chatsworth' Illustrated London News, 1849
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byWalter Hood Fitch, 1851
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The first seeds of th…

'Christkindlein' ornaments

Wichtelkäppchen, DaWanda

The Scandinavian Easter witch

by Jenny Nyström
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The Easter witch is a popular character in the
Nordic Easter tradition. In Finland, Denmark and
Sweden alike, it was believed that witches, who were
mainly old, malicious women envious of other people, were
flying around on brooms, hurting cattle and doing other mischief.
In Sweden the belief in witches travelling to Blåkulla on
Maundy Thursday (originally for a sabbath with the
Devil) is still honoured by children dressing up
as witches , knocking the doors in the
neighbourhoods requesting treats
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Bring the Easter eggs...
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Happy Easter, 1945
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Cute Swedish Easter witches, 1956
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Postcard from 1944
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Enköping - Happy Easter, 1941
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Postcard from the 1950s
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Easter witches flying airplanes over a city
postcard by Hildur Söderberg, early 20th century
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Happy Easter!
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