, 1892-07-21
VOTE FOR CLOVER.
The Beautiful Blossoms Which
Stand for Richness.

What has been said About clover
as the State Flower for washing
tOn-Its beauty, Fragrance and
Growth in the state.
Mrs P. G. Hale, of this city, has this to
say Of clover, which she favors forthe state
flower:
"Miss Eliza D. Keith, the 'Di Vernon Of
the San Francisco News Letter. who is one
of the most gifted and popular writer's of
the coast, writes in regard to the state
flower:
How can any one hesitate about
clover 1 crossed over to Vancouver,
Wash, and never saw such clover before
in my life. Such blossoms Such pro-
fusion Such fragrancel As it is in Van
couver, it is throughout the state
Tacoma Every Sunday says: The
state flower question is one that should be
settled with satisfaction to the people of
the state, not by one or two cities.'
"The Skamokawa Eaglesays: The beau
tiful white clover is to be seen everywhere
IN Washington. 1t covers the field and
roadside. 1t takes the place of stumps
and ferns, and enriches the soil. It's
modest flowers are full of honey. The
chlIdren gather 1t by the handful, and its
fragrance fills the whole house. We sug-
ges5 It's adoption as the state flower
The SnohOmish Sun briefly but pointed
ly remarks: 1--WE do not believe that the
people of Washington wish to adopt for
Gher doral emblem flower in whose name
is included the name of another state. for
instance, 'RhOdOdendrOn Californicum ~
but the rhododendron has been chosen by
another state and the contest seems mar
rOWed down between the marguerite and
clover. The marguerite is beautiful-and
WhaC flowers are not beautifuI-but it is a
noGlous weed, which the farmers are en-
deaYorlng to exterminate. Its not useful.
It is not fragrant and in beauty does not
compare taVorably with the clover and its
beautiful green leaves.
Edmond S. Meany, agent for the worlds
fair, says in the P.-I.: You will find no
Hover IN the state that is peculiar to this
region only and nowhere in the world can
tney excel WashingtOn's luxuriant clover.
IL is suggestive of all that makes man re-
Jolce When he thinks of the beauties and
comforts of home"
The editor Of the Washington Odd Eel
low says; "We lind that our dainty, fra
grant, modest candidate has many friends
ana we are encouraged to work, feeling
sure that our efforts will be crowned with
success. The flower chosen will oe an ex-
preston OF the character of the women of
our state, and appeal to you all to choose
the lovely flower which personi6es youth
beauty grace, love, fragrance, usefulness,
abundance, thrift prosperity and general
hospitality"
Like the blue grass of Kentucky, the
clover OF Washington will be the pride of
our state. :.
on may break, you may shatter the vase
as you will
But the scent of the clover will cling
round it still"
An attempt has been made to prove It
Is not indigenous to our soil. but an 1mpor-
JaClon from ireland. This is a fallacy,
our sou and climate areiso similar to that
both"
Whenever clearing is made in the
forest, wherever road is beaten across the
country or humanity has eradicated the
PrlmeYal vegetation in Washington, white
clover is produced spontaneously, and
grows Verdant throughout the year 1t
furnishes pasture for stock and honey for
bees and spreads its sWard far beyond the
meadows into the forest--By all means let
clover be the state flower r"-Puyallup Cit
iZsn.
1T is no detriment to the clover as the
washington flower; that the luxuriant
WnIIe clover (trltolium repens( is the iden-
Jlcal shamrock the Irish emblem. en-
shrined in immortal classic song and senti-
ment 70 this Washington adds the beau
tlIul red clover (trifO lium pratense), the
Two forming, with the blue skies, the
american colors-the flag of our union"
IN cloVer'-ln fortunate circumstances
Webster.
In its variety of leaf and blossom it pre-
sehVs beautiful designs for decorations.