LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 



IIawthoen. Hope on, hope ever. — 

 Like a quickset liedge, a sure defence 

 against despair. 



Heaet's-ease, or Pansy. Think on 

 me luJien I'm away. This species of 

 violet has no fragrance, but has been 

 ail emblem of love, from its tiny size 

 and beauty. 



llEATn. Esteem does not depend on 

 Elevation. This shrub is esteemed 

 for its easy culture, and the profusion 

 of flowers it puts forth in winter. 



Helliotrope. / am devoted to one oh 

 Jcct. It is said always to keep its 

 disk towards the sun. 



Hellebore. Calumny. A native 

 of Europe and Asia ; flowers green- 

 ish — a very poisonous jjlant. 



Hibiscus. Beauty is vain. All that's 

 bright must fade. 



Holly. Come not near me. The 

 leaves of this shrub are armed with 

 thorns. 



Hollyhock. You are ambitious of 

 show. A native of Syria, and one 

 of the most elevated and showy of 

 all our annuals. 



Hon£y Flower. 3Iy love is sweet and 

 secret. Indigenous to the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers yellow and 

 pink ; nectarious. 



Honeysuckle. Fidelity. I will be 

 tliine in weal or woe. 



HousTONiA. Unaspiring beauty lasts 

 the longest. A little blue flower 

 ■which covers our meadows, and con- 

 tinues to bloom from April to No- 

 vember. J^! "^^f ., - . 



Hyacinth. Love of pilay may decide 

 your fate. Name of a youth killed 

 in a game of quoits by Apollo. 



Hydrangea. Superior merit when 

 assumed is lost. The red color of 

 this plant is changed to blue when 

 watered by a solution of alum. 



Hypericum. Animosity. 



IpoMiEA. / tootdd attach myself to you. 

 The Morning-glory cannot chmb 



without something to which it may 

 attach itself. 



Iris. I come with a pleasing message. 

 The flower-de-luce is a species. The 

 fabled Iris was a messenger of the 

 gods, who carried only good news. 



Ice Plant. Your very looks are 

 freezing. This is a jilant covered 

 with a mucUagc resembhng ice. 



Ivy. Nothing can divide our affections. 

 The Ivy is a vine which cUngs with 

 great tenacity to whatever may be 

 its support. 



Jasmine. Thy mild grace has won 

 my heart. The branches of tliis vine 

 may be twisted into fanciful shapes, 

 and still retain their vigor. 



Jonquil. Affection returned. It has 

 a golden colored flower, emitting a 

 pleasant and powerful perfume. 



Juniper. I tvill pirotect you. The 

 thick drooping branches of this shrub 

 afford protection to the hare and other 

 timorous animals when pursued. 



King-cup. I would be rich. This is 

 an extensive genus, numbering near- 

 ly one hundred species : the flowers 

 are of a veiy glossy yellow, and very 

 common in our fields in June. 



Laburnum. Pensive beauty. Flow- 

 ers purplish or yellow, drooping in 

 clusters. 



Ladies'- Slipper. You are too wild 

 for a domestic companion. It is a 

 beautiful, prudish-looking red flower, 

 which stands nodding in the forest, 

 but does not thrive so well in the 

 garden. 



Larkspur. Fickleness. A flower very 

 easily cultivated, and whose form 

 and hue is often changed. 



Laurel. Oh ! what a goodly c:cterior 

 falsehood hath ! A magnificent 

 American shrub, with gaudy colors, 

 but acts as a poison when taken. 



Laurustinus. a token. An ever- 

 green shrub ; flowers white, some- 

 times tinged ■with red. 



