NATIONAL FLOWER OF U.S.
ROSE IS FAVORED NEW YORK, March 1. The people of the United States named the wild rose as the national flower in the American Nature Association campaign just ended. Rechecking of the more than a million votes siiows the wild rose piled up a total of 492,811 votes out, of tho 1,067,672 votes cast, gaining a plurality of more than 150,000 votes over the columbine, the nearest/contender. Tho wild rose won in every State except Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and Washington. Pennsylvania with 111,256 votes.. Ohio with 78,648, New York with 63,835, and Wisconsin with 59,779, led the country in number of ballots cast. Washington supported the columbine more vigorously than any other State.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17227, 5 April 1930, Page 5
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