The San Francisco call., 1909-11-24
Answers to Queries


FLOWERS OF NATIoNs-Mrs., City Would
like to see in the query department the names
OF the flowers of the different countries.
AS far as this department has been
able to discover they are: England,
the red rose and the white rose, as
chosen by the house of Lancaster and
the house of York, respectively. Scot
land, the thistle; Ireland, the shamrock
Wales, the leek; France the golden
lily or iris; Greece, the violet; Prussia,
the linden blossom. United States
The American horticultural society in
1889 adopted the golden rod as the ma :
tional flower but many of the states
by legislative action have not agreed
on that flower, but have adopted in
dividual flowers, as follows: Alabama,
golden rod: Arkansas, apple blossom;
California, eschscholtzia (golden pop
py); Colorado, columbine, Connecticut,
mountain laurel; Delaware. peach bios
som; Idaho, syringa; Illinois, violet !;
Indiana, corn; Iowa, wild rose; Kansas,
sun flower; Louisiana, magnolia; Maine,
pine cone and tassel. Michigan. apple
blossom; Minnesota. moccaSin Missis-
sippi, magnolia; Missouri, golden rod
Montana, bitter root; Nebraska, golden
rod; New York, rose; North Dakota,
wild rose; Ohio. carnation; Oklahoma,
crimson rambler; Oregon, golden rod
Rhode Island, violet; South Dakota
anemone; Texas. blue bonnet; Utah,
sego lily; Vermont red clover; Wash
ington and West Virginia, rhododen-
dron. In the other states no action as
to a flower has yet been taken. Can
ada, the bloom of the maple; Japan,
cherry blossom; China, the angel
flower.
ANTS Subscriber: City. Is there any way to
rid house of ants2
the test of Riding premises of ants
Lay on a plate accessible to the in
sects, several slices of raw meat. ex-
posing as great a surface as possible
Let these stand for some hours and you
will find them crowded with ants, as
they greatly relish raw meat When
the plates are covered with ants throw
the plate and all into a tub of scald-
ing water and reset the trap until all
have been captured"
TUNNELS-w. R.. Philo. Cal. The length of
each of the several tunnels asked for is fol-
lows:
Under the Mersey. 2.7oo yards.
Hoosac, Mass, 1900 yards.
Gunnison, 10000 feet
st. Denis, 1880 yards.
st. Gothard, 16,390 yards
Simplon, with twin passa ges, 12A
miles.
THE TARIFF B., City. Where can I OBJ
tain copy Of the new tarin and see copy of
the old?
You can get a copy of the new by
addressing communication to- the
congressman from your district, and
you can see a-copy fof the old in the
free public library in Hayes street
near Franklin.
Roosevelt. w, P. Oakland. Cal. What
is the exact weight of Theodore Roosevelt and
what is his height?
There is no report as to/his weight
since he has been in Africa on his
hunting tour. His height is feet ~
inches.
two countries are connected by the Simplon tun-
mel?
Switzerland and Italy. One opening
is at Brigue on the Rhone in Switzer-
land and the other at Iselle on the
Italian side.
JEFFRIEs-JoH Tuournne. Cal.
What are the. ages Of James Jenries and Jack
Johnson, pugilists?
Jeffries born in Carroll. o.. April Is,
1875; Johnson, March Sf 1878. at Gal
weston. Tex.
TICKET OFFICER. A. p, City. To whom
should apply for position in ticket office in
one OF the railrOdu companies.
Send your application, with refer
ences, ETC., to the company and it will
reach the proper party.
THE CENSUS D. H, Chico. Cal.
For information relative to the census
for 1910 address communication to
the civil service department. postoffice
building. San Francisco, Cal.
DoCUMENT-A Reader. City Is there a
premium for copy of senate document No 100,
relating to the friar lands in the Philippines?
There is not.
POPULATION. q. B.. Livingston Cal
Which has the greater population, Chicago Or the
state of California?
Chicago, 2,S72,ss5; California, 100000
STOCK YARDS Subscriber, City What is
the area Of the Chicago stock yards:
About 400 acres.
IDAHo-w. ]. B.. Tonopah. New when was
Idaho admitted as a state OF the union?
July 8. 1890.