Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1891 — The National Flower at Last. [ARTICLE]

The National Flower at Last.

The little 7-year-old daughter of a leading physician in a neighboring city heard ihe question as to what flower would make the best national emblem discussed at considerable length only the other day by a party of guests at her father’s dinner table. Each guest had given au opinion and supported it with the customary argument, when suddenly tho little girl woke up. ••Papa,” she said. “I know wbat I think would be the best national emblem." ' . , ••Well, Josephine," said the father, “what is it?" She answered with an air of relief, as if glad to have the question delinitely gelt led : “'Tbs cjwsfeutr—Trswoni*