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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1855 in Switzerland .
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, so named since 1979, is one of the seven Departments of the Swiss government federal administration of Switzerland, and corresponds in its range of tasks to the ministry of foreign affairs in other countries. The department is always headed by one of the members of the Swiss Federal Council. Since 1 November 2017, the department is headed by Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis.
The Federal Department of Finance is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. The department is headquartered in Bern and headed by a member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland's finance minister. Initially, in 1848, the department was called "Department of Finance", then, from 1873 "Department of Finance and Customs", until it received its present designation in 1978.
The Federal Department of Justice and Police is one of the seven departments of the Swiss federal government. As of 2024, it is headed by Federal Councillor Beat Jans. Until 1979, the department was known as the Department of Justice and Police.
Grevillea triloba is species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to near Geraldton in Western Australia. It is a diffuse or spreading shrub, usually with divided leaves with 3 spreading, linear lobes, and clusters of white flowers.
Grevillea thyrsoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a small, spreading or low-lying shrub, with pinnatisect to comb-like leaves, the end lobes linear, and clusters of hairy pinkish-red flowers.
Grevillea intricata is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the west of Western Australia. It is a densely-branched shrub with tangled branchlets, divided leaves with linear lobes and clusters of pale greenish-white to light cream-coloured flowers.
Euryomyrtus ramosissima, the rosy baeckea, is a shrub in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). The species is endemic to Australia. It is spreading in habit and grows to 60 cm in height. Its leaves are dark green, long and narrow ranging from 3 to 13 mm in length and 1 to 3 mm in width. White, pink or mauve flowers with circular petals are produced between June and February in its native range.
Thomas Hoy was an English gardener and botanist employed by the Duke of Northumberland at Syon House in Middlesex in the United Kingdom, a position he held for 40 years. Described as "an experienced botanist and able cultivator" he became a fellow of the Linnean Society of London in 1788 and presented a number of flowering plants to the society from which several species were first formally described including the Australian plants Acacia suaveolens, Acacia myrtifolia and Goodenia ovata.
Grevillea integrifolia, commonly known as entire-leaved grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub with egg-shaped leaves, the narrower end towards the base, and cylindrical clusters of white to creamy-white flowers.
Needhamiella is a monotypic genus in the family Ericaceae. The sole species, Needhamiella pumilio, is a small shrub that is endemic to Western Australia.
Grevillea ramosissima, commonly known as fan grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to eastern continental Australia. It is a low, spreading shrub with lobed leaves and clusters of cream-coloured to pale yellow flowers.
Events from 1848 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1849 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1850 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1851 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1852 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1853 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1854 in Switzerland.
The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1857 in Switzerland.
Events during the year 1920 in Switzerland.
