Telegram-herald., 1889-05-22


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ever roweF ~e choose Il should be one
which belongs 70 Amsrics-"
One OF the best known women journal
lists thas expresses her opinion.
Why wouldn't the OK eyed daisy which
young ladies' cali the Marguerite, be
good American uatlOuai flower,
H. Dads Out everything slse Where
once II gets a fo0thold IL STAYS, aud csnuOt
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not over particular where IL grows or how,
but it always gets there. Finally, 10 IS
thoroughly practical and unpoetle. aud IL
spreads over all creation.
ELIZA AKcHsRD CoSS0R.
The ex-President Of Sorosis, who was
still presiding over the fortunes Of the
famous woman's club at the recent cele-
bration of its coming OF axe, writes as
follows
Ia a country so large and noble as the
Iulted States lt Is di nicult TO suggest any
dOweF that would represent all the ditfer-
ent sections IL mere seeilonailsm were 10
De considered. | know of no Hover that
does not develop more beautifully IN it,
proper habitat in the United States than
ia any other part OF the known world,
but 10 my mind tie Hover that would best
represent the idea OF our Government, it,
strength and beauty and the sturdy and
heroic character OF its people, would De The
rhododendron, or laurel. This grows upon
the high mountains or In the valleys, IL Is
always brave and cheerful, giving Its beau
tiful flowers in the early Spring and Its
unfading green into the winter. lt Is
sturdy, true, hopeful. and | know OF no
| other part OF the world where IL loves 50
we'll To develop as In the United States.
The ancients recognized its significance
and beauty 10y using 1t in their wreaths OF
/ victory. III adopted as our National flower
/ its decorative power would be an exquisite
| addition in our artistic development.
NJ. LOUISE THOMAS.
| The yellow ribbon Is the badge of the
woman suffragst, AS the white OF the
temperance crusaders. A woman suffrage
leader chooses the hue which stands for
| the reform:
The golden rod should certainly be our
national flower. IL IS beautiful aud grace
full, lending itself Excessively 10 decora-
tions. But above all it is really national
| flower, being native OF America and
| found in every State OF the Union. AS
an advocate OF equal suffrage its color, OF
! course. is a recommendation, but artistic
/ ally, also, its yellow tinis are worthy OF
admiration. LILLE DEvEREUx BLAKE.
The author of the powerful temperance
| novel Environment" who is also one OF
the best known members OF the literary
circle of Hartford, believes that national
flower is desired by Americans. She says
Your timely revival OF the question
which believe has been touched upon, in
effectually, once or twice before in the MS
| tory of our cOnntry, as to the selection oi
am emblamatic flower, strikes me as 6
| most interesting topic. I'VE have a fiag
and bird, why not fower!" Why not
| indeed?
Our national flower should be not 8
plebian; but of = dignity and beauty com
| mensurate with our status as "a people
| aud yet so generally known as 10 answer
TO the feeling of Americans all over oui
vastterritory. Again IL should be indigen
Gus TO the sofia native American. II Is
not an easy thing TO decide. | think the
first flower that occurs 10 one AS distinc
tive native is the Indian corn or maize
You remember its tassels are carved il
stone upon the columns of the Capitol al
Washington. The potato blOssOm--a little
lavender beauty and the tobacco flower
also come to mind: but the vulgarity o.
the use of the noxious weed, and the sugges
tiOn OF food about the other two, seem u
remove them from an aesthetic choice.
FLoRINE THAYEE CRAY.
have never set my heart on a national
flower and judging from our rcry intelji
gent choice of "a bird, the most appropriate
co-emblem would be the crown imperial
which makesa great show of royalty, while
being really the most offensive in odO
of any flower | know. Ny favorite private
flower. the lily OF the valley, ~ too modes
for us. We Americans want something
that will scream like the eagle. II should
be big, able 10 make itself seen and heard
so TO speak, something that cannot h,
overlooked, not to say aggressive. i
should typify the dollar we worship anS
scramble for II should be common an,
free to ALL AS are our honOrs aud benefits
] think the golden rod will do. 1t /
big and snowy, its color is the pre-
cious hue of gold 1: grows on every banl
for all the world 10 gather, ii Is compose'
of vast mass Of fowerets. and IL has
alasl-no sweet and fragrant odor / thinl
IL will do for the United States of Americ
in this Nineteenth century of ours. Wha
say your
ffyou ask my opinion OF an appropriat
and typical flower. say the golden rod
II you ask my opinion OF what should b
our flower, say-it should be fragran
aud stately and unconventional. free to a.
the world. yet beautiful. delicate in colo
aud never cOmmOuplace-say. the viii
bush honeysuckle, sometimes, l believe
called the wild sZalia.
OLIVE THORNE MILLER.
Here ars suggestions in plenty. Tn
fora Of America Is before its patrioti
women TO choose.
ELIZA purNAa uEAroN