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Article: An artist on the trail of state flowers.(FEATURES)(LIVING)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- April 27, 2005
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Byline: Henry Heilbrunn Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
ALEXANDRIA, VA. -- When the Credit Union National Association asked landscape artist Margaret Huddy to paint "portraits" of all the states' official flowers, she thought it would be an easy and enjoyable commission.
After all, what could be so difficult - or controversial - about state flowers? Five states honor the rose; four place the violet on a pedestal; dogwood, goldenrod, laurel, magnolia, and rhododendron are designated by two states each; and 31 other states recognize indigenous flowers.
Pretty simple, right? Mrs. Huddy, whose watercolors hang in the US Supreme Court ...