| From ClassBrain.com DE State Symbols State Flower, State Herb, State Soil, and State TreeDelaware State FlowerThis helpful page has a brief history on the adoption process of the peach blossom as the Delaware state flower. Source: Geosymbolss
Complete with picture this page has everything you need to know about sweet goldenrod as a state symbol, or as as a wild flower. Source: Delaware Herb Growers & Marketers Association Delaware State Herb (Sweet Goldenrod) This has good information on the sweet goldenrod. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link. Source: National Wildlife Federation Delaware State Soil - (Adobe Acrobat Required) Learn about the adoption of Greenwich Loam as Delaware's state soil. See a breakdown of the soil's layers, and learn about its relation to Delaware. Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service Delaware State Soil (Adoption) Delaware has even designated a state soil - really. It's called Greenwich Loam. Find out what the Geological Survey has to say about it. Source: Delaware Geological Survey Delaware State Tree For plenty of information on Delaware's relationship with the American holly tree, read up on it's 20th century exports and adoption. Source: Netstate Delaware State Tree (American Holly) This has good information on the American holly. The window will appear as a pop-up source rather than a link. Source: National Wildlife Federation © Copyright 2004 by ClassBrain.com |
