The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-22
Suffrage Flower GnrIcns

One of the biggest and most pic.
turcsque TEXTURES OF the West Vir-
ginia Equal Suffrage campaign. now
well under way, is the plan of the
! state campaign committee to convert
the entire commonwealth into huge
| yellow flower garden. Although II
Is only Il week since the first notice
! OF this project was sent to the var
lOus local organizations affiliated with
| the West Virginia equal suffrage or
Eanlzation. many scores Of requests
for the Suffrage Garden" seed box
es have come from all parts of the
state. II Is assured that every town
and village in the state will soon be
! aglow with suffrage color
The seeds for the flowers chosen
for this unique display have been
packed in yellow boxes of most at
traCtiye design and ARE selling rapid
~ at the state headquarters in Nor
gantown. The state committee will
keep constantly on hand an ample
supply OF seeds so that there will be
no delay in filling orders as fast rs
they nre received. The boxes. each
OF which contain six seed packets.
are selling for twenty-five cents. They
may be ordered by mail and all or
dnrs should be addressed West Vir-
GINA Equal Suffrage Association,
Morgantown. w. Va.
The flowers chosen by the state as
sociatiOn to carry out the yellow col
or scheme all have a symbolic value.
with the result that, taken in Sc
Quence. they tell the story OF suf-
fringe campaign thatbegins in hope.
continues witll=hard work-and ends
in a jubilee of triumph, beginning
with Golden Dawn" (IGschscholtzial j,
n yellow poppy-ltke flower that
blooms from July until frost, the
flowers that have been selected SYM
bolize Advance" persistence. !"
Conquest" Victory" and "Jubi-
lee
Calliopsis, the advance" emblem.
has golden yellow blossoms that
bloom in abundance all summer long.
The stand for the forward movement
of woman suffrage.
Calendula, slgnifylng persistence,
is n vigorous plant that Is literally
covered with bright yellow double
flowers from early summer until late
autumn. They are guaranteed to
bloom with all the persistence of n
loyal suffrage worker.
Antirrhinum, the yellow snap
dragon, which has been selected as
the conquest" emblem. is plant
that produces long. graceful spikes of
pure yellow flowers that bloom pro-
fusely from July until the middle OF
November. These flower spikes stand
erect like loyal legions signifying
that the conquest for justice is on.
Zlnnla. the victory" flower. is al
most too well known to warrant de-
scription. These blossoms, borne on
long stems. are of gigantic size, with
double petals of richest golden yellow
-unrivalled In their brightness and
truly emblematIc of victory.
For their grand jubilee after the
great November victory. the West
Virginia Equal Suffrage Association
has selected the yellow chrysanthe-
mum. and each and every garden will
contain Mt least one bed Of them. 1t
ia needless to add that every loyal
worker will be provided with n sheaf
of this royal flower for the election
night celebration.
Some OF the local organizations in
various parts OF the state are already
arranging for prize contests for the
most beautiful suffrage gardens in
their respective communities.