"Well, suthin in his laugh kerried me back to the old plantation in carlina, and I b'lieve, between you and me, Judy, that Marster William's here," said Katy.
"Tempest and Sunshine"
Mary J. Holmes
The name carlina was given because the Thistle was used by Charles the Great as a remedy against the plague.
"Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure"
William Thomas Fernie
Den gib him de work, and gib him de pay, For de chillen and wife him love; And de yam shall grow, and de cotton shall blow, And him nearer, nebber rove; For him love de ole carlina State, And de ole magnolia-tree: Oh!
"The American Union Speaker"
John D. Philbrick