254 . FORTUNA FLORA. 



in life,Vook for the month in which you were born, 

 (say it is January 6th, then the Olive would repre- 

 sent it ; ) against the day of the month is your natal 

 Jlower. Then ascertain to which of the temperaments 

 your constitution is the nearest assimilated ; if it be the 

 Lymphatic, you take the 1st flower of the same month, 

 (January) ; if Sanguine, the 8th flower ; if Bilious, 

 the 16th ; if Nervous , the 24th ; this is your tempera- 

 ment Jlower, or leaf ; say your temperament was San- 

 guine, you then have the Holly. 



Then the flower which governs the month is called 

 your Jlower of destiny ; this for January is the Almond. 

 Look out the sentiment conveyed by each of these 

 flowers, reading them backwards, thus : Almond, 

 hope ; Holly, domestic happiness ; Olive, peace. You 

 have thus the solution, which is for you to make true. 



Heaven gives us opportunities ; their improvement or 

 neglect is our own work. 



When you send a Bouquet, it is only necessary to 

 write on the slip of paper accompanying it the day of 

 tlie week, and the word " Friendship," or " Love,' 1 '' 

 or " Vicissitude." The person receiving the Bouquet 

 can refer to the " Sentiments for the Week," and solve 

 the meaning. 



But a wider scope of reply may be desired, and 

 for this purpose the " Sentiments for the Months " 

 are prepared. Say that a young lady received a 

 flower on Saturday, (7th day of the week,) July 

 31st. She must add these two sums together, making 

 38. Then to these add the number of her own 

 temperament, say Nervous, 4, making 42. Look 

 now for number 42 in the " Sentiments for the 



