June 28, 2007

In 1901, the Arkansas General Assembly designated the apple blossom as the official state floral emblem. During the previous year, the Arkansas Floral Emblem Society had initiated the debate on what would be an appropriate emblem. The General Assembly discarded the honeysuckle, cotton boll, and others before finally choosing the apple blossom. It remains the state floral emblem.

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