Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1917 — How Sunflower Got Its Name. [ARTICLE]

How Sunflower Got Its Name.

Two reasons have been assigned for the sunflower being so-called, one being because the large bloom resembles the radiant beams of the sun, and the other because of Its tendency to turn so as to face the sun.