SYMBOLICAL LANGUAGE OP FLOWERS. 



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Olive. Peace. After a storm comes 



a calm. . .-^^ .-^ 

 Orange Jlowers. Bridal festivity. 



Parsley. {Apium.) Useful knowledge. 



ver. {Passifiora.) Devotion. L? Such as I am, receive me. Would 

 Peach blossom. Here I fix my choice. <^ -'I were of more worth for yoiir sake. 



Periwinkle. ( Vmca.) Recollection of 

 the past. 



Phlo.v. Our souls are united,. 



Pine. {Pinus resinosa.) Time ana 

 philosophy. 



Pine. Spruce. Fargj^ell ' for I must 

 leave thee. /^ jy 



Pink, single white. (^Dianthus.) Inge- 

 nuousness. Stranger to art. 



Pi7ik, single red. 



A token of all the heart can keep 

 Of holy love, in its fountain deep. 



Pi7ik, China. (Diajithus chinensis.) 

 Aversion. Though repulsed, not in 

 despair. 



Pink, variegated. Refusal. You have 

 my friendship, ask not for more. 



Pmony. {Pmonia.) Anger. Ostenta- 

 tion. 



Polyanthus. Thou knowest my confi- 

 dence in thee. 



Pomegranate flower. (Punica.) Ma- 

 ture and beautiful. 



Poppy, red. Consolation. Let the dark- 

 ness of the past be forgotten in the 

 light of hope. 



Poppy, white. 



Doom'd to heal, or dooni'd to kill- 

 Fraught with good, or fraught with ill. 



Poppy, variegated. ^yP^^^y without 

 loveliness. ^z, 3 



Primrose. {Primuta.) Be mine the 

 delight of bringing modest worth 

 from obscurity. 



Primrose, evening. {(Enothera.) In- 

 constancy. Be not beguiled with 

 smooth words. Man's love is like 

 the changing moon. 



{Ruta.) Disdain. This trifling 

 may be mirth to you, but 'tis death to 



Rose, white, withered. Emblem of my 

 heart. Withered like your Iovp. 



Rose, wild. Simplicity. Let not your 

 unsophisticated heart be corrupted, r) 

 by intercourse with the world. • ^ 



Rose, cinnamon. Without pretension 



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virtues. <^ // 



Ranunculus. Thou art fair to look 

 upon, but not worthy of affection. 



Rosemary. Keep this for my sake. I'll 

 remember thee. 



Rose-bud. Confession. Thou hast 

 stolen my affections. 



Rose, Burgundy. Modesty and mnopJr? 

 cence united to beauty. i/'^'.>j 



Rose, damask. Sweeter than the open- 

 ing rose, ny y 



Rose, red. The blush^f modesty is 



lovely. '^^ ^,-21 



Rose, moss. Superior merit. 

 Rose, white. 



I would be, 

 In maiden meditation, fahcy free. 



Sage. {Salvia.) Domestic 

 Woman's province is home. 



Scarlet lychnis. {Lychnis chalcedonica.) 

 1 see my danger without power to 

 shun. 



Snapdragon. {Antirrhinum.') I have 

 been flattered with false hopes. 



Snow-ball. ( Viburrmm.) Virtues clus- 

 ter around thee. A union. 



Snow-drop. {Galanthus.) Though 

 chilled with adversity, I will be true 

 to thee. I am not a summer friend. 



Solidago. {Golden rod.) Encourage- 

 ment. 



Sorrel. {Rumex) Wit ill-timed. He 

 makes a foe who makes a jest. 



Speedwell. { Veronica.) 



True love 's a holy flame. 



And when 'tis kindled, ne'er can die. 



Spider-wort. {Tradescantia.) The 

 pledge oi friendship, \vs all my heart 

 can give. Wouldst thou then coun- 

 sel me to fall in love 1 



Star of Bethlehem. {Ornithogalum.) 

 Reconciliation. Light is brightest 

 when it shines in darkness. 



Stock july-flower. You are too lavish 

 of your smiles. ^ (/C 



Strawberry. (^Fragaria.) A pledge of 

 future happiness. 



Sumach. {Rhus.) Splendour. Wealth 

 cannot purchase love. Have you 

 never seen splendid misery 7 



Sunflower. {Helmnthus.) You are too 

 aspiring. ^ rTjP 



Sweet^e.a. Departure. Must you go 1 



Sweet-william. {Dianthus barbatus.) Fi- 

 nesse. One may smile and be a vil- 

 lain. I cannot stnil'e when discontent 

 sits heavy at my heart. 



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Thistle. {Carduus.) Misanthropy. 



that the desert were my dwelling 



place ! 

 Thorn-apple. {Stramonium.) Alas! 



that falsehood should appear in such 



a lovely form ! 

 Thyme. Less lovely than some, out 



more estimable. . ^ JT 



