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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Lemon, ((.ntrxis lemoniuvi.) Discretion. 
hilac. {iJyHiiffa.) First love. 
Lily, wliite. (Lilium candidum.) Purity. With 
looks too pure for earth. 
lAly, yellow. False, liglit as air. 
Lily of the valley. {ConvallaTia.) Delicacy. 
The heart withering in secret. 
J^ucust, the green leaves. Affection beyond the 
grave. Sorrow ends not when it seemeth done ! 
Lupine. Indignation. 
Magnolia. Perseverance. 
Marigold. Cruelty. Contempt. 
Mirabilis. {Four-o'' clock.) Timidity. 
Mignonette. {Reseda odorata.) Moral and in- 
tellectual beauty. 
Mimosa. {Sensitive plant.) My heart is a bro- 
ken lute ! 
Mock orange, or Syringa. (Philadelpkus.) Coun- 
terfeit. I cannot believe one who has once 
deceived me. 
Myrtle. (Myrtus.) Love. 
Myrtle^ withered. Love betrayed. 
y^rcissus. Egotism. The selfish heart deserves 
the pain it feels. 
JSTo •iturtion. i Tropmohim.) Honor to the brave. 
Wit. 
^TpUIc. ( Urtica.) Scandal. 
JVightshade. Suspicion. Artifice. Skepticism. 
Oleander. Beware. Shun the coming evil. 
Olive. Peace. After a storm comes a calm. 
Orange flowers. Bridal festivity. 
Parsley, {.^pium.) Useful knowledge. 
Passion-flower. (Passiflora.) Devotion. 
Peach blossom. Here I fix my choice. 
Periicinkle. {Vinca.) Recollection of the past. 
Phlox. Our souls are united. 
Pine. (Pinus resinosa.) Time and philosophy. 
Pinct spruce. Farewell. 
Pink, single white. (Dianthus.) Ingenuousness. 
Stranger to art. 
Pink., single red. A token of all the heart can 
keep of holy love, in its fountain deep. 
Pink, China. {Dianthus chinensis.) Persever- 
ance. Though repulsed, not in despair. 
Pink, variegated. Refusal. You have my friend- 
sh ip, ask not for more. 
Poiony. {Paionia.) Ostentation. 
Polyanthus. Confidence. 
Pomegranate flower. (Punica.) Mature and beau- 
tiful. 
Poppy, red. Consolation. Let the darkness of 
the past be forgotten in the light of hope. 
Poppy, white. Doomed to heal, or doomed to 
kill— fraught with good, or fraught with ill. 
Poppi/, variegated. Beauty without loveliness. 
Primrose. (Primula.) Encouragement to mod- 
est worth. 
Primron, evening. {(Enothera.) Inconstancy. 
Man's love is like the changing moon. 
Ranuncvlus. Thou art fair to look upon, but not 
worthy of aflection. 
Rosemary. Keep this for my sake : I'll remeiu- 
berthee. 
Rose-bud. Confession. Thou hast stolen my 
affections. 
Rose, BurgMidy. Modesty and innocence united 
to beauty. 
Rose, damask. Sweeter than the opening rose. 
Rose, red. The blush of modesty. 
P/)3et moss. Superior merit. 
Rose, white. In maiden meditation, fancy free. 
Rose, white, withered. Emblem of ray heart 
Withered like your love. 
Rose, wild. Simplicity. Let not your unsophia 
ticated heart be corrupted by intercourse with 
the world. 
Rose, cinnamon. Without pretension. Such as 
I am, receive me ; would I were of more worth 
for your sake. 
Rue. {Ruta.) This trifling may be mirth to you^ 
but 'tis death to me. 
Sage. {Salvia.) Domestic virtues. Woman's 
province is home. 
Scarlet lychnis. {Lychnis chalcedonica.) I see 
my danger without power to shun. 
Snapdragon. {Antirrhinum.) I have been flat- 
tered with false hopes. 
Snow-ball. {Fiburnum.) Virtues cluster around 
thee. A union. 
Snow-drop. {Oalanthus.) Though chilled with 
adversity, I will be true to thee. I am not a 
summer friend. 
Solidago. {Golden rod.) Encouragement. 
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 o. 
friendship, 'tis all my heart can give. Wouldst 
thou then counsel me to fall in love ? 
Star of Bethlehem. {Ornithogalum.) Reconcilia- 
tion. Light is brightest when it shines in dark- 
ness. 
Stock July-flower. You are too lavish of your 
smiles. 
Strawberry. {Fragaria.) A pledge of future 
happiness. 
Sumach. {Rhus.) Splendid misery. 
Sun-flower. {Heliantlius.) You are too aspiring. 
Sweet-pea. Departure. Must you go ? 
Sweet-william. {Dianthus barbatus.) Finesse. 
One may smile and be a villain. 
Thistle. {Carduus.) Misanthropy. O that the 
desert were my dwelling-place! 
Thorn-apple. {Stramonium.) Alas! that false- 
hood should appear in such a lovely form. 
Thyme. Less lovely than some, but more esti- 
mable. 
Tuberose. {Polyanthus tubcrosa.) Blessings 
brighten as they take their flight. 
Tulip. Vanity. Thou hast metamorphosed me! 
This love has been like a blight upon my open- 
ing prospects. 
Tulip-tree. {Liriodcndrum.) Rural life favora- 
ble to health and virtue. 
Verbena. Sensibility. The heart that is soonesi 
awake to the flowers, is always the first to be 
touched by the thorns. 
Violet, blue. Faithfulness. I shall never forget. 
Violet, white. Modest virtue. 
Wall-flower. {Cheiranthus.) Misfortune is a 
blessing when it proves the truth of friendship. 
Water-lily. {JSTymp/uBa.) The American lotus 
An emblem of silence. 
Weeping-willow. {Salix.) Bereaved. Ask not 
one to join in mirth whose heart is desolate. 
Wood-sorrel. {Oxalis.) Tenderness and alTec 
tion. 
Woodbine. {Lonicera.) Fraternal love. 
Yarrow. {Achillea.) To heal a wounded hean 
