Toy steam engines

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Mechanical toys date back to the period prior to the Christian era but were popularized in Augsburg and Nuremberg in Germany in the 16th century. Back then, toys utilized heat as a power source. By the last quarter of the 19th century, heat gave way to steam and heralded the rise of the steam engine.

Models, History, Design and construction, Toys, Steam-engines, Steam engines, Mechanical toys

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Eva Melady's world of flowers

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Artist Eva Melady emigrated to the US from England in 1912 when she was a young girl, and after art school she embarked on a successful career as a painter, specializing in works depicting flowers. She won several awards for her work, including one from the Horticultural Society of New York.

Appreciation, Works, Women painters, Flower painting and illustration, Botanical illustration, Melady, Eva

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More than edible bulbs, alliums also produce spectacular flowers

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The genus allium consists of a wide array of species aside from food spices such as garlic and onion. Several species of ornamental bulbs abound and they come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes.

Usage, Bulbs, Bulbs (Plants), Allium, Alliums

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