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The earliest known flower arranging dates back to ancient Egypt. Egyptians were decorating with flowers as early as 2,500 BCE. They regularly placed cut flowers in vases, [1] and highly stylized arrangements were used during burials, for processions, and simply as table decorations. Illustrations of arranged flowers have been found on Egyptian ...
"Illinois" 5 ILCS 460/35 1925: Tartan Illinois Saint Andrew Society Tartan 5 ILCS 460/95 2012: Theatre The Great American People Show: 5 ILCS 460/70 1995: Tree: White oak (Quercus alba) (replaced "Native Oak" adopted in 1908) 5 ILCS 460/40 1973: Vegetable: Sweet corn: 5 ILCS 460/56 2015: Wildflower: Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) 5 ILCS 460/43 2017
Ohio: Scarlet carnation (state flower) Dianthus caryophyllus: 1953: Large white trillium (state wild flower) Trillium grandiflorum: 1987: Oklahoma: Oklahoma rose (state flower) Rosa: 2004: Indian blanket (state wildflower) Gaillardia pulchella: 1986: Mistletoe (state floral emblem) Phoradendron leucarpum: 1893: Oregon: Oregon grape: Mahonia ...
State symbols. State flag. Since 1902, Ohio has had a flag unique in design amongst its domestic counterparts. The Ohio swallowtail flag was designed by Cleveland architect John Eisenmann. The flag was first unveiled at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, a year before it was officially adopted by the Ohio General Assembly.
An arrangement displayed at a church in Beer, United Kingdom. Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant material and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floral design is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Floral designs, called arrangements, incorporate ...
Vincennes Trace. The Vincennes Trace was a major trackway running through what are now the American states of Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. Originally formed by millions of migrating bison, the Trace crossed the Ohio River near the Falls of the Ohio and continued northwest to the Wabash River, near present-day Vincennes, before it crossed to ...
The Great Seal of the State of Illinois is the official emblem of the U.S. state, and signifies the official nature of a document produced by the state of Illinois. The flag of the state of Illinois consists of the seal of Illinois on a white background, with the word "Illinois" underneath the seal. The present seal was adopted in 1869, the ...
Dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus caryophyllus ( / daɪˈænθəs ˌkɛəriəˈfɪləs / dy-AN-thəs KAIR-ee-ə-FIL-əs ), [1] [2] commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus native to the Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive cultivation over the last 2,000 years.