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Show A "National Bouquet." '. Among the many suggestions concerning concern-ing a national flower, one which comes from a Vermont farmer has decided point and interest. ' He proposes that we shall not attempt to settle upon a na- jtionaTfioer, but let each state choose a state flower, and have a "national bouquet," bou-quet," composed of all the state flowers. ' "Abrekay certain of the states have emblems em-blems which would make very appropriate appro-priate and pretty elements in such a great American nosegay. Massachusetts people prefer the trailing trail-ing arbutus for an emblem. California, on the other side of the continent, has by law adopted the eschscholtzia or poppy as its Etate flower. The cedar sprig of Vermont and the pine branch of Maine would contribute a needed tinge of green : to the nosegay, while the orange blossom of Florida would lend its fragrance, and the mountain laurel of Alabama would crown it resplendently. The goldenrod a d the aster would bo- . ln-D- tfi fli-atRijit, wjdchah''iuld for-. . mally adopt them, and so would the graceful shooting star of the central west and the prairie rose. There are flowers and trees enough to "go around." A bouquet composed of all these state flowers and tree branches would grace all formal occasions and would typify the union of the states. It would 6ay "E pluribu3 nnum" to the ordinary intelligence in-telligence more plainly than the Lath motto does. Youth's Companion. |