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New York State Flower
Adoption of the New York State FlowerThough it's not defined in the 1995 legislation, the rose often associated with the official flower designation is the tea rose, an example of which is shown to the right. As long ago as 1890, the rose was working its way into the hearts of New York schoolchildren when they voted for their preference for state flower on Arbor Day of that year. This vote was held under the auspices of the State Department of Public Instruction, today's New York State Education Department. First place went to the goldenrod, second place to the rose and third place to the daisy.
According to Superintendent Draper, a total of 318,079 votes were cast, though many districts failed to keep a record of the vote. Superintendent Draper thought that the vote did not offer a clear winner and so called for a second vote to be taken in the public schools on Arbor Day, 1891. This time, he proclaimed that the vote would be limited to the two flowers with the greatest number of votes in 1890. On Arbor Day, 1891, the second poll was held. 501,208 votes were cast; over 200,000 more than in the previous year. This time, the rose came out on top.
Voters who favored the goldenrod, did so because they considered it a distinctly American flower. Those who opposed goldenrod thought it nothing more than a weed. New York did not take official action regarding a state flower until 1955 however when, on April 20, the rose was adopted as "the official flower of the state in any color or combination of colors common to it." The New York Consolidated LawsThe following information is excerpted from the New York Consolidated Laws, State Law, Article 6, Section 75. STATE LAWS
Additional Information
Rosa (Rose): Plant Encyclopedia from MyGardenGuide. Plant Profile for Genus Rosa (Rose): USDA, NRCS. 2004. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. State Flower List: List of all of the state flowers. State Birds & Flowers 1000-pc Puzzle: Created at the request of The National Wildlife Federation this design is a beautiful and informative puzzle featuring every state bird perched on the appropriate state flower. State Birds and Flowers Coloring Book U. S. State Flowers in Cross Stitch Quilting Flowers of the States Plants, Seeds & Flowers Gardening Tools State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide, Third Edition - Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Greenwood Press, 2002 State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols: A Study based on historical documents giving the origin and significance of the state names, nicknames, mottoes, seals, flowers, birds, songs, and descriptive comments on the capitol buildings and on some of the leading state histories, Revised Edition - George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., The H.W. Wilson Company, 1938 (Reprint Services Corp. 1971)
Source: Laws of New York, (http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi), August 22, 2005
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