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Standing cup by Johannes Lutma, 1639 Detail of brass choir-screen by Lutma, Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam The auricular style or lobate style (Dutch: Kwabstijl , German: Ohrmuschelstil ) is a style of ornamental decoration, mainly found in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, bridging Northern Mannerism and the Baroque. The style was especially important and effective in silversmithing, but was also used in minor architectural ornamentation such as door and window reveals, picture frames, and a wide variety of the decorative arts. [1] It uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief, sometimes asymmetrical, whose resemblance to the side view of the human ear gives it its name, or at least its "undulating, slithery and boneless forms occasionally carry a suggestion of the inside of an ear or a conch shell". [2] It is often associated with stylized marine animal forms, or ambiguous masks and shapes that might be such, which seem to emerge from the r...

Southern hawker Male, Germany Female Conservation status Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera Family: Aeshnidae Genus: Aeshna Species: A. cyanea Binomial name Aeshna cyanea (Müller, 1764) Synonyms Aeshna bicellulata Görtler, 1948 Aeshna atshischgho Bartenef, 1929 Aeshna varia (Shaw, 1806)</small Aeshna maculatissima Latreille, 1805 Aeshna anquis (Harris, 1782) Aeshna aenea (Sulzer, 1761) The southern hawker or blue hawker ( Aeshna cyanea ) is a species of hawker dragonfly. [2] [3] Contents 1 Distribution 2 Habitat 3 Description 4 Biology and behavior 5 Life cycle 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Distribution The species is one of the most common and most widespread dragonfl...

French marigold Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Tagetes Species: T. patula Binomial name Tagetes patula L. Synonyms [1] [2] Tagetes corymbosa Sweet Tagetes lunulata Ortega Tagetes remotiflora Kunze Tagetes signata Bartling Tagetes tenuifolia Millsp. Tagetes patula - MHNT Tagetes patula , the French marigold , [3] [4] is a species in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It is native to Mexico and Guatemala [5] with several naturalised populations in many other countries. Contents 1 Physical characteristics 2 Uses 2.1 Culinary 2.2 Colouring 2.3 Fragrance 2.4 Other uses 2.5 Gardening 3 Gallery 4 References Physical characteristics The flower is an annual, occasionally reaching 0.5 m (1.6 ft) tall by 0.3 m (1.0 ft) wide. In some c...

Tagetes lucida Botanischer Garten Erlangen, Germany Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Tagetes Species: T. lucida Binomial name Tagetes lucida Cav. Synonyms [1] [2] Tagetes anethina Sessé & Moc. Tagetes florida Sweet Tagetes gilletii De Wild. Tagetes lucida f. florida (Sweet) Voss Tagetes pineda La Llave Tagetes schiedeana Less Tagetes seleri Rydb. Tagetes lucida - MHNT Tagetes lucida Cav. is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America. It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb. The leaves have a tarragon-like flavor, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute. Common names include sweetscented marigold , [3] Mexican marigold , Mexican mint marigold , Mexican tarragon , sweet ...

Viburnum opulus Plant with fruit Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade : Angiosperms Clade : Eudicots Clade : Asterids Order: Dipsacales Family: Adoxaceae Genus: Viburnum Species: V. opulus Binomial name Viburnum opulus L. Viburnum opulus (common name guelder-rose [1] ) is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae (formerly Caprifoliaceae) native to Europe, northern Africa and central Asia. [2] Contents 1 Names 2 Description 3 Cultivation 4 Other uses 5 Cultural meaning 6 References Names The common name 'guelder rose' relates to the Dutch province of Gelderland, where a popular cultivar, the snowball tree, supposedly originated. [3] Other common names include water elder , cramp bark , snowball tree and European cranberrybush , though this plant is not closely related to the cranberry. Some botanists also include the North American species V...