Joshua Gosselin Flora Sarniensis– Stamps of Guernsey 1988
Guernsey issued a set of stamps on Joshua Gosselin Flora Sarniensis on 15 Nov 1988. Joshua Gosselin (1739-1812) was a natural historian and a fine herbarium. Based on his works the earliest flora of Guernsey has been compiled as a historical ecology. Stamps on Flowers were issued.
16p – Lagurus Ovatus – Also known as Rabbit’s tail grass of Bunny’s tail grass of Hare’s tail grass. The name hare’s tail accurately describes the creamy white flower. It is perhaps most appealing of all ornamental grasses, Native to Mediterranean Basin, Azores , Canary Islands to Saudi Arabia
23p – Silene Gallica – Flowering Plant and common roadside weed. Also known as common catchfly and windmill Pink.
35p- Limonium Binervosum- Rock sea-lavender with small violet-blue flowers.
Stamp Digest 