{"product_id":"citronnier-commun-affiche-botanique-50x70cm","title":"Common Lemon Tree - Botanical poster 50x70cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eCitrus limon\u003c\/em\u003e, Common Lemon Tree\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShould we say \"limon\" rather than \"citron\"? \u003cstrong\u003ePoiteau playfully discusses this linguistic quarrel: if we say \"limonade\" (lemonade) and \"limonadier\" (lemonade vendor), why not call the fruit itself \"limon\"?\u003c\/strong\u003e It seems a certain Italian who came to Paris to establish the first lemonade stand imposed his word \"Limonea,\" while, out of national pride, the French kept the name \"citron.\" Thus, \"citronnier\" (lemon tree) and \"limonier\" (lemon tree) are synonyms, but the latter, Poiteau slyly tells us, is better than the former.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe lemon tree is distinctly different from the orange tree in its habit: almost always thorny, it bears long, diverging, and sparsely branched shoots.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts leaves, with wingless petioles, and its flowers, tinged with red on the outside and exhaling a very discreet fragrance, make it a distinct species. Its stamens, numbering about twenty and grouped in bundles, classify the genus in the polyadelphia of Linnaeus's sexual system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs for the fruit, everyone knows the lemon: its bright yellow color, its characteristic ovoid shape, and the pleasant acidity of its juice. The most highly esteemed lemons are those with the thinnest rind. Inside, the fruit is divided into eight to ten segments filled with vesicles engorged with juice and seeds attached to the central angle of each segment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoiteau specifies that citrus seeds exhibit a rare anatomical complication, which he took care to detail in his plates\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate is taken from Poiteau and Turpin's \u003cem\u003eTraité des Arbres Fruitiers\u003c\/em\u003e, a botanical encyclopedia published between 1807 and 1835, a major reference for 19th-century naturalist illustration.\u003cbr\u003eIt combines the rigor of scientific drawing with a rare artistic sensibility, characteristic of the great plates from the golden age of illustrated botany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting, Material, Shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEach poster is printed using \u003cb\u003e12-color giclée printing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe standard for art studios\u003c\/b\u003e for the reproduction of fine tones, subtle gradients, and the most delicate botanical details.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e200 g\/m² paper weight, soft matte finish, 0.26 mm thickness: \u003cb\u003ea rendering close to the original engraving\u003c\/b\u003e, clear, non-reflective, designed for hanging.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on \u003cb\u003eFSC-certified paper\u003c\/b\u003e, produced individually to order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eShipped in a rigid protective tube\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Poiteau Botaniste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58197405598080,"sku":"6c80cd73-6879-4da9-9cba-b9078a01d57e","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3356\/7360\/files\/7fb82ac6-d44e-42ba-8d49-5f6fcb7e1235.jpg?v=1780432407","url":"https:\/\/shop.poiteau-botaniste.com\/en\/products\/citronnier-commun-affiche-botanique-50x70cm","provider":"Shop Poiteau Botaniste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}