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Gardeners and Florists’ Annual for 
A table showing 
1918— March 31. 
1919— April 20. 
1920— April 4. 
1921— March 27. 
1922 — April 16. 
1923— April 1. 
Easter Sunday 
date of Easter Sunday 
1924— April 20. 
1925 — April 12. 
1926— April 4. 
1927— April 17. 
1928— April 8. 
in each year. ' 
1929— March 31. 
1930— April 20. 
1931— April 5. 
1932— March 27 
1933 — April 16. 
State Flowers and State Nicknames 
The following are “State Flowers'* On italics), (as adopted in most instances by the vote 
of the public school scholars of the respective States), and the nicknames of the various 
States (in roman): 
Alabama, Golden Rod\\ Cotton State. 
.Alaska, Forgetmenot. 
.Arizona, Saguaro. 
.Arkansas, Apple Blossom; Bear, Toothpick 
State. 
California, Golden Poppy; Golden State, 
Golden Gate, Eureka. 
Colorado, Columbine; Centennial, Silver 
State._ 
Connecticut, Mountain Laurel; Freestone, 
Nutmeg State, Land of Steady Habits. 
Delaware, Peach Blossom; Diamond State, 
Blue Hen, Blue Chicken, Garden, Uncle 
Sara’s Pocket Handkerchief. 
District of Columbia, Nasturtium. 
Florida, Orange Blossom*; Peninsula, Ever- 
glade, Yazoo, Orange, Flowery State, 
Georgia, Cherokee Rose; Cracker State, 
Empire of the South. 
Idaho, Syringa; Gem of the Mountains. 
Illinois, the native Violet; Prairie State, 
Sucker State. 
Indiana, Carnation; Hoosier State. 
Iowa, Wild Rose; Hawkeye State. 
Kansas, Sunflower; Sunflower, Jayhawker 
State, Garden of the World. 
Kentucky, Blue Grass; Blue Grass, Dark and 
Bloody, Comcracker State. 
Louisiana, Magnolia; Creole, Pelican State. 
Maine, Pine Cone and Tasself; Lumber, 
Timber, Pinetree State, State of a Hun- 
dred Harbors. 
Maryland, Black-eyed Susan; Old Line, 
Oriole, Monumental State. 
Massachusettsfi Bay State. 
Michigan, Apple Blossom; Lake, Wolverine, 
Peninsula, Badger State. 
Minnesota, Moccasin; Gopher, North Star 
State. ' 
Mississippi, Magnolia; Bayou, Bowie Knife, 
Eagle State. 
Missouri, Golden Rod; Fair Weather, 
Bullion, Iron, Pike State, Italy of the 
Mississippi Valley. 
Montana, Bitter Root*; gtubtoe. Treasury 
Copper State. 
Nebraska, Golden Rod; Planter, Black 
Water, Antelope State. 
Nevada, Sagebrush, its shrubt: Silver, Sage, 
Sagebrush State. 
New Hampshire!; Granite, White Moun- 
tain State, Switzerland of America. 
New Jersey f; Jersey Blue, Garden, Blue 
Hen, Blue State, New Spain. 
New Mexico, Cactus; Vermin State. 
New York, Rose; Empire, Excelsior State, 
North Carolina!; Old North, Turpentine, 
Rip Van Winkle State. 
North Dakota, Wild Rose; FlikerTail State. 
Ohio, Scarlet Carnation; Buckeye State. 
Oklahoma, Mistletoe; Boormr State. 
Oregon, OrenonGrape; Bea,\0T, Pacific State. 
Pennsylvania!; Keystone, Wm. Penn, Iron. 
Oil State. 
Rhode Island, Violet; Little Rhody, Planta- 
tion State. 
South Carolina!; Palmetto State. 
South Dakota, Anemone patens; Singed Cat, 
(Joyote State. 
Tennessee!; Big Bend, Volunteer, Lion’s 
Den State. 
Texas, Blue Bonnetf; Lone Star State. 
Utah, Sego hily; Mormon. Salt Lake State. 
JVermont, Red Clover; Green Mountain 
State. 
Washington, Rhododendron; Chinook, Ever- 
green Corner State. 
West Virginia, Rhododendron; Panhandle 
State. 
Wisconsin, Violet; Badger, Copper State. 
Wyoming, Blue Fringed Gentian; Equality 
State. 
♦Adopted by State legislatures, not by 
public school scholars. fNot adopted but 
generally accepted. !Scholars or State 
legislatuies have not yet taken action. 
Select Summer-flowering Sweet Peas 
Loyalty, Hercules, King Manoel, Itosabelle, Geo. Herbert, Jean 
Ireland, Lady Evelyn Eyre, Royal Purple, Mrs. Hugh Dickson, Scarlet 
Emperor, President, Mrs. C. W. Breadmore; Lavender George Herbert, 
Bobbie’s Cream, Margaret Atlee, Afterglow, R. F. Felton, Elfrida 
Pearson, Illuminator, Vermilion Flake (Burpee’s), Charles Foster, Mrs. 
Cuthbertson, Clara Curtis, Agricola, Blue Picotee, Constance Hinton, 
Robert Sydenham, Edna May Improved, and Flora Norton Spencer. 
