Literature Reference: 泛菊聊斟酒，持萸嬾插头。—— 《九日广陵同陈十五先辈登高怀林十二先辈》 Drinking chrysanthemum wine while lazily holding the dogwood. Source from 'On Climbing High in Guangling with Chen Shiwu and Missing Lin Shier'.
持: To preside and govern; depicting a person who handles affairs with fairness and impartiality.
萸: [Zhuyu] See "Zhu." A shrub or small tree whose fruit is used for medicinal purposes. There is also the Evodia rutaecarpa, a shrub whose flower buds are used medicinally.
Meaning: Holding dogwood symbolizes the auspiciousness and longevity of the Double Ninth Festival.