The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-06
NO NATIONAL FLOWER YET.
TIN iEtES sIRu NC ia sHE
on 10 tOIt VISIT



Ordinarily In q Presidential campaign
there are only two candidates Who stand
much chance ~ winning. no matter how
many others there may 10 In ,h- t"ld. but
m the contest over the proposed ..lsstion
II q national tower ,h-r. are MANY Csndi-
dates for public favor. and jus, a. present.
u snno' no -aid ths, any one ~ them wins
~ have a very much better prospect ~
beng chosen than another
When a chief Executive - to 10 elected
tho question u usually settled within a
few months after the In- he
ar" made, but something more h a dec-
ad- has eiat~-d since the agitation l-gsn
concerning the choice II a flower To sym
bnl1" the Union and candidate for ihai
honor were named In fact. ~ bong ago
"a issa and lsao ttarr was probably a. much
tais on the -IhJcct a. there has t-srn at any
tune since An effort VAS then made.
through the schools and in other ways. tn
secure a general expression Of opinion In
favor of -nIne ono flower. but the matter
~as nv no means definitely -e,,led alt hough
the golden rcd reviewed = plurality - the
VOTES cast
M of the movements m hat dir~c-
tion which ocVasIonrd widespread interest
originated IN Boston. the plan adopted
beins To send out little pamphlets suggest
ing the artu'u= aud the golden rod a com
pe'tors for the play. Il honor me re-
grr--,ine an expression Of choice from IN"
tss,pl- That the subject ~ one - - "
NAL int"rcs, l. shown by the attention
which has t-s,n given II ny difcreni orssni-
cations from time 10 tune IN the past t'n
wears. as well a. by the fact tha, a~rticlcs
Frequently appear m he n-Nspap-rs and
magaline- advocating -nm" particular
hpwrr
Among tho many flowers which have bon
suggested A. appropriate for the nationil
emblem are the golden rod. ~cp'umbin",
ro~~. v.n.-,. daisy. pansy. arbu;us, anem.
one. and more lately the s~u,fpwrr. to-
haccu and Indian paint brush Al ~ ,he-e
has" enthusiasts Supior'"r- n many
arguments have rsn advanced In favor
" each
In h-hslf of tie soIsd1eo. n goidrn rod,
~ has l-.n argus~i thai " IL q plant Witch
sbound- In this country. and nowhere else
IN the world th-rv.- - huxuriantly OF Is 40
widely distributed About eighty -p~r,-~
- golden rod arr ma y.' Ia the Tinted States
and 1T th--e furty-iwo st-srle- can - found
IN the north"Steru States In early au-
tunln Its brlght fpScr heads Of golden yell
low CLEAN ln every field and meadow, fringe
every oIntr highway and make glad the
vast" plaC.-- ev,rvwherr
Then it, friends cav ours il more truly
the land II gold than any other beneath the
skies the land wher gold IL min'Nd, ~hrr"
gold - coined. where gold l. earned. ara
fr~rlv expended the land ~ golden SIN
Shin" suld"n hour. golden opportunities
and golden dreams. some ~ which are
rralIkt1d ard oih"Gs which Ar" not
Further than ,hir u IL sci forth hat
IN. golden -pd, growing a II do-~ So freely
Throughout N" and iStvpical Of the lit-.rty
and ir,,Strm which the American pS~ople
enjoy Il l. a beautiful. conspicuous
flower and o.r which would certainly
form a very pr-t'y emblem
rru~ argue the friends IT sid7oo
The Chiei argument sgaIr-t selecting
D. a. tho National flower j. ~. fact that
u blossoms - lat" In the season vi u ~
mo- available fpr decorative PURPOSES
Nhcu moot wanted r." g. eric rame
= from a L,un word which signih.s
10 rlaar whole. and r"f-r- 10 the healing
properties sftritsi'si 20 the genus
~" CgEri'JiI ~ cpluinnln" has a srea'
MANY fr.'Ht> and it'y are ~ enthusiastic |
~ IT. l-"half hat a 'nlumbIrc Association
Va- formed At Iamhridcr. Na-s IN iSpa,
and the ldsa - having N" flower A. tho
Iaiipual "mbl"m ha- moi with ~" approval
81 MANY representative" people. inchld-
ing artists writer horiicUl'Uri-ts and
ba'autsi- "a ,ariou- parts Il III" country
N. m-'it- of the columhiy" frr the
horror sought ar" nary and suggestive
In me ar-i ylaC' ~ UaWa Coms= from the
- me ruU' a. columbia IT, other ram"
aquli"ga :. aUr'hsr 'urw y III" word for
'aIlo, ard wa given b~au-e ~ ~Ie'als end
Il, -IIr-. very hseth" talun- 20 the American
bud - fTassium
T. Ue'ai- a-o FIVE m ruul@r. which, u !
Nas t.-n POINTED ou'. correspond to the Nv"
point. 10 'hs star uU M. United S'ate-
The" POINTS ar" grouped around
a central sl1n. which might 10 compared
ID" m" dcj"Li'rrv II th" States upon III"
Maternal GoNerrm.ni III" i~ial- also
suggest ~" nl-r'y cap NV thor I~-~ultar
f.'u.
l. = indigenous ~ no No-rh American
con ,."r' and grpws Vi'd m ivory stat" in
10" I mon Ih"r- Ar" m he" Tinted states
mn" -,.ric.. 'Np varieties and = uumisJ ~
utrui.r'-i su.vr"s
.f $50 in uYr1l i'coTstiUn- n - q argued. |
49," goiuHl'l" = particularly well @ut' 81.
49, ''Hf" - q VHrc''hl 'sr"tv - 'ol"f~
~ an r'i pun" v"r'". oNgur-If" c"-ui"an
hN.r. occurring among tl~ -trlDflv imer-
o-- .or'. aud i"sii"~ 'h--" us''rnal "ol"r-
'l.r" are rqlo and rold"r yellow. nrsug",
-rar..' t.1 purple =" v'li f"rrr~ are
for rhc most pan o. h''om hv Memorial
h1N amt 'sN" mot all I,rHI,"aTra hv Iuir =
y r"as'"atio Dhf"s'ion could b" Tsis.d
fr 'lo abortion II 'hr rosa ~ = National
aaN.r 4 n W.rr not for tho fac that u ~
,uuworl' 'hnuclr ~ NJ 'ofu~ct'on with
ftr.Hpl Iauy la," "a .pr'd - for "ut
national fovor. a, ~" ave = uu'n'~r ~
wilt >rs"i"- Which ~" "Ngu's,'". and strrug
rl"a. l1,c h.cn wade fnr 'hr -v.-'bri-r
~ FOO 'h' violet so have frlnv nHtiv"
suc, -. and I"'haps ~ NoNe' - Nor" pop
MAR ".h no rr1,ec.. hut - l. not peculiar
- 'his r'uufry Prophets and Warriors, I
~ v"ll - Ir"'s have favoT"l The violet
Nllu'us' yru',rfci % tp gt other flowers
nrt DO WIS ,No-rn hV h" ~IorHIar,"- - il'ir |
emblem
Tlc"cmTry Nhl,e dai-'. which j. Usually
thought e - y yCrv modest Hui u-Sss"m-
Ilau' hut " h!ch In -%eal'" hcloNgsin \
highly Ci,iir gui.NNl far"N' Hrd b. '~hnt-
Grill known ~ Crusdr'tc-rm hbr Irhs
mum has h.sD "aTf+~iiv advocated hv
SIN" ~ no n"-sl "mblsm e the Irion, !
bui there ar" reRsOTS VIII" u - lie Jared
10 10 i'cliEil L. one reason - That IN"
plan, IL not . native 80 this country, but
was Lruugh' from tho obi World hv tn"
early ooloris's. ard another - that " -
m favor With farmer. ~ ~ - cousid-
cred huTflgl To- pasture lard
Tie va'~, has u host e atmlr"rs and
frieuds. RId thor" H. no ~gnIrsayirg the
fat that IL - a beautiful flower. hut i Is a
cultivated liant. \ native ~ England ard
o~or-cGU"rilv his country has no sI--ial
rig'' to 30
sirouc hold ~ ~" hearts e the Uerpl"
and good arguments are liought forward
hy lhose who would like y" have II d"-ignat~l