FDCUSA

#4816 cagarts; C1; Christmas Poinsettia
[CAO016]

$5.00

FDOI; New York, New York

Original watercolor painting then photographed and arranged to fit a custom envelope template, laser printed on 8.5" x 11", Southworth Cream 32lb 100% cotton paper. Each envelope was cut from that paper using an Ellison Prestige Pro Cutter with a custom 6-3/4 envelope die and hand-assembled. Only 50 were made.

Text of Cachet, Back:

No flower says Christmas like the beautiful Poinsettia.
Today the plant is known in Mexico and Guatemala as ""La Flor de la
Nochebuena" (Flower of the Holy Night, or Christmas Eve).

The botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima, was assigned to the
poinsettia by the German botanist, Wilenow [sic]. The plant grew through a crack in his greenhouse.
Dazzled by its color, he gave it the botanical name, Euphorbia pulcherrima
meaning "very beautiful."