THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 205 
Love Lies Bleeding. — Amaranthus caudatus. — Hope- 
less not Heartless. * 
The dead will soon forget ; and I 
Shall soon be with the dead. — F. 
Ladies’ Slipper. — Cypripedium. — Capricious Beauty. 
Fair Cypripedia, with successful guile, 
Knits her smooth brow, extinguishes her smile. 
Darwin . 
Lauristinus. — Viburnum tinus. — A Token. 
A Laurustinus bear in blossom to my love 
Larkspur. — Delphinium. — Lightness. 
For unto knight there is no greater shame, 
Than lightness and inconstancy of love. — Spenser . 
Love in a Mist. — Nigella Damascena. — Perplexity. 
Love in these labyrinths his slave detains. — Pope. 
Locust Blossom. — Ceratonia. — Affection beyond the 
grave. 
In his grave assure thyself my love is buried. — Shaks. 
Lily of the Valley. — Canvallaria majalis. — Delicacy. 
Not more fair the valley’s treasure, 
Nor more sweet her lily blows. 
Lily, Yellow. — Hemerocallis flava. — Falsehood. 
And yet he falsely said he was in love. — Dryden. 
Lily, White. — Lilium Candidum. — Purity and sweetness. 
Everything about her resembles the purity of her 
soul. — Low. 
