Dictionary of Flowers, WITH THEIR EMBLEMATIC SIGNIFICATIONS.
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AcaciaFriendship.
—— RoseElegance.
AcanthusThe Arts.
Achillea millefoliaWar.
Adonis, FlosPainful Recollections.
AgrimonyThankfulness.
Almond-treeIndiscretion.
AloeGrief.
AmaranthImmortality.
AmaryllisPride.
AnemoneForsaken.
——, FieldSickness.
AngelicaInspiration.
AngrecRoyalty.
Apple blossomPreference.
Ash treeGrandeur.
AsphodelMy Regrets follow you to the Grave.
Aster, ChinaVariety.
——After-thought.
Balm of GileadCure.
—— GentleJoking.
BalsamImpatience.
BarberrySourness of temper.
BasilHate.
BeechProsperity.
BilberryTreachery.
Bladder-nutFrivolous amusement.
BorageBluntness.
Box treeStoicism.
BrambleEnvy.
BroomHumility.
——Ardour.
Buck-beanCalm repose.
BuglossFalsehood.
BulrushIndiscretion.
BurdockTouch me not.
ButtercupIngratitude.
Cactus, VirginiaHorror.
Canterbury BellConstancy.
CatchflySnare.
ChampignonSuspicion.
Cherry treeGood education.
Chestnut treeDo me justice.
ChicoryFrugality.
CinquefoilBeloved daughter.
CircæaSpell.
ClematisArtifice.
Clot-burRudeness.
Clove treeDignity.
ColumbineFolly.
Convolvulus, NightNight.
CorianderHidden merit.
CornRiches.
CornbottleDelicacy.
Cornel Cherry treeDurability.
Cowslip, AmericanYou are my divinity.
CressResolution.
Crown ImperialPower.
CuscutaMeanness.
CypressMourning.
DaffodilSelf-love.
DaisyInnocence.
——, GardenI share your sentiments.
——, WildI will think of it.
DandelionThe rustic oracle.
Day-Lily, YellowCoquetry.
DittanyChildbirth.
Dock, PatiencePatience
DodderMeanness.
Ebony treeBlackness.
EglantinePoetry.
FennelStrength.
FigLongevity.
Fir treeElevation.
FlaxI feel your kindness.
Flower-de-LuceFlame.
Forget-Me-NotForget me not.
FraxinellaFire.
Fuller’s TeaselMisanthropy.
Geranium, Pencilled leafIngenuity.
——, Rose-scentedPreference.
——, ScarletStupidity.
——, SorrowfulMelancholy mind.
——, WildSteadfast piety.
GrassUtility.
HawthornHope.
HazelPeace, reconciliation.
Heart’s-easeThink of me.
HeathSolitude.
Heliotrope, PeruvianDevoted attachment.
HelleniumTears.
HepaticaConfidence.
HollyForesight.
HollyhockAmbition.
HoneysuckleGenerous and devoted affection.
HopInjustice.
HornbeamOrnament.
Horse-chestnutLuxury.
HortensiaYou are cold.
HyacinthGame, play.
Ice-plantYour looks freeze me.
IpomæaI attach myself to you.
IrisMessage.
IvyFriendship.
JasmineAmiableness.
——, CarolinaSeparation.
——, IndianI attach myself to you.
JonquilDesire.
JuniperProtection.
LarchBoldness.
LarkspurLightness.
LaurelGlory.
LaurustinusI die if neglected.
LavenderMistrust.
Leaves, DeadSadness, melancholy.
LilacFirst emotions of love.
——, WhiteYouth.
LilyMajesty.
Lily of the ValleyReturn of happiness.
Linden treeConjugal love.
LiverwortConfidence.
London PrideFrivolity.
LotusEloquence.
LucernLife.
MadderCalumny.
Maiden HairSecrecy.
MallowBeneficence.
Manchineel treeFalsehood.
MandrakeRarity.
MapleReserve.
MarigoldGrief.
——, PropheticPrediction.
—— and CypressDespair.
Marvel of PeruTimidity.
Meadow SaffronMy best days are past.
MezereonCoquetry.
——Desire to please.
MignonetteYour qualities surpass your charms.
MilkwortHermitage.
MistletoeI surmount all difficulties.
MoonwortForgetfulness.
MossMaternal Love.
Mulberry tree, BlackI shall not survive you.
——, WhiteWisdom.
Musk-plantWeakness.
MyrobolanPrivation.
MyrtleLove.
NarcissusSelf-love.
NettleCruelty.
Nightshade, Bitter-sweetTruth.
——, Enchanter’sSpell.
NosegayGallantry.
OakHospitality.
OlivePeace.
Ophrys, SpiderSkill.
Orange FlowerChastity.
—— treeGenerosity.
Orchis, BeeError.
ParsleyFestivity.
Passion FlowerFaith.
PeppermintWarmth of feeling.
PeriwinkleTender recollections.
Pine-appleYou are perfect.
PinkPure love.
——, YellowDisdain.
Plane treeGenius.
Plum treeKeep your promises.
——, WildIndependence.
Poplar, BlackCourage.
——, WhiteTime.
PoppyConsolation.
——Sleep.
——, WhiteMy bane, my antidote.
PotatoBeneficence.
PrimroseChildhood.
——, large-flowered EveningInconstancy.
PrivetProhibition.
QuinceTemptation.
RanunculusYou are radiant with charms.
ReedsMusic.
RoseLove.
——, Hundred-leavedGrace.
——, MonthlyBeauty ever new.
——, MuskCapricious beauty.
——, SingleSimplicity.
——, WhiteSilence.
——, WitheredFleeting beauty.
——, YellowInfidelity.
RosebudA young girl.
——, WhiteA heart unacquainted with love.
RosemaryYour presence revives me.
Rue, WildMorals.
RushDocility.
SaffronBeware of excess.
SageEsteem.
Sainfoil, ShakingAgitation.
St. John’s WortSuperstition.
SardoniaIrony.
Sensitive PlantChastity.
SnapdragonPresumption.
SnowdropHope.
Sorrel, WoodJoy.
SpeedwellFidelity.
Spindle-treeYour charms are engraven on my heart.
Star of BethlehemPurity.
StockLasting beauty.
——, Ten WeekPromptness.
StonecropTranquility.
Straw, BrokenRupture of a contract.
——, WholeUnion.
StrawberryPerfection.
SunflowerFalse riches.
Sweet SultanHappiness.
Sweet WilliamFinesse.
SycamoreCuriosity.
SyringaFraternal.
Tansey, WildI declare war against you.
Tendrils of climbing plantsTies.
ThistleSurliness.
Thorn-appleDeceitful charms.
ThriftSympathy.
ThymeActivity.
Tremella NostocResistance.
TruffleSurprise.
TuberoseDangerous pleasures.
TulipDeclaration of love.
Tussilage, Sweet-scentedJustice shall be done to you.
ValerianAn accommodating disposition.
——, GreekRupture.
Venus’s Looking-glassFlattery.
VeronicaFidelity.
VervainEnchantment.
VineIntoxication.
VioletModesty.
——, WhiteInnocence, candour.
WallflowerFidelity in misfortune.
WalnutStratagem.
WhortleberryTreachery.
Willow, WeepingMourning.
WormwoodAbsence.
YewSorrow.