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Valerian, Greek Rupture 

 Venus' Looking- 

 glass 



Veronica 



Vervain 



Vine 



Violet 



Violet, White ... Innocence, Candour. 

 Wallflower ... Fidelity in Misfortune. 

 Walnut ... Stratagem. 

 Whortleberry ... Treachery. 

 Willow.Weeping Mourning. 

 Wormwood ... Absence. 

 Yew Sorrow. 



Flattery. 

 Fidelity. 

 Enchantment. 

 Intoxication. 



Modesty. 



In the chapter on Magic Plants will be found a list of plants 

 used by maidens and their lovers for the purposes of divination ; 

 and in Part II., under the respective headings of the plants thus 

 alluded to, will be found described the several modes of divination. 

 This practice of love divination, it will be seen, is not altogether 

 unconnected with the symbolical meaning or language of flowers, 

 and therefore it is here again adverted to. 



In many countries it is customary to pluck off the petals of the 

 Marigold, or some other flower -of a similar nature, while certain 

 words are repeated, for the purpose of divining the chara(5ter of an 

 individual. Gothe, in his tragedy of ' Faust,' has touched upon 

 this rustic superstition, and makes Margaret pluck off the leaves of 

 a flower, at the same time alternately repeating the words — " He 

 loves me," — "He loves me not." On coming to the last leaf, she 

 joyously exclaims — "He love me!" — and Faust says: "Let this 

 flower pronounce the decree of heaven ! " 



" And with scarlet Poppies around, like a bower, 

 The maiden found her mystic flower. 

 ' Now, gentle flower, I pray thee tell 

 If my lover loves me, and loves me well ; 

 So may the fall of the morning dew 

 Keep the sun from fading thy tender blue. 

 Now must I number the leaves for my lot — 

 He loves me not — loves me — he loves me not — 

 He loves me — ah ! yes, thou last leaf, yes — 

 I'll pluck thee not for that last sweet guess! 

 He loves me ! ' — ' Yes,' a dear voice sighed. 

 And her lover stands by Margaret's side. " — Miss Landon. 



In some places, the following mode of floral divination is 

 resorted to. The lover, male or female, who wishes to ascertain 

 the characfter of the beloved one, draws by lot one of the following 

 flowers, the symbolical meaning attached to which will give the 

 information desired : — 



13. — Spanish 



I4. — Asphodel 



15 — Tricolour 



16. — Tuberose 



17. — Jasmine 



18. — Heart's Ease 



19.— Lily 



20. — Fritillary 



21. — Snapdragon 



22. — -Carnation 



23. — Marigold 



24. — Everlasting Flower 



Passionate. 



Languishing. 



Selfish. 



Ambitious. 



Cheerful. 



Delicate. 



Sincere. 



Coquettish. 



Presumptuous 



Capricious. 



Jealous. 



Constant. 



