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Hist of JFlotoersi ann tl^eir iitanguage* 
Acacia, friendship. 
Acanthus, the fine ai-ts. 
Ado}iis, Flos, painful recollec¬ 
tions. 
Almond (Common), stupidity; in¬ 
discretion. 
Almond (Flowering), hope. 
Aloe, grief. 
Amaranth (Globe), immortality. 
A-maryllis, pride. 
Anemone (Zephyr Flower), sick¬ 
ness ; expectation. 
Anemone (Garden), forsaken. 
Apple (BlO'Som), preference. 
.ilr6or Vita, unchanging friend¬ 
ship. 
Arum ( Wake. Robin), ardour. 
Aih-Tree, grandeur. 
Aspen-Tree, lamentation. 
Aster (China), variety; after¬ 
thought. 
Auricula, painting. 
Azalea, temperance. 
Bachelor's Buttons, celibacy. 
Balm, sympathy. 
Barberry, sourness of temper. 
Basil, hatred. 
Bay-Leaf, I change but in death. 
Bay-Tree, glory. 
Bay- Wreath, reward of merit. 
Beech-Tree, prosperity. 
Bee Orchis, industry. 
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Bee Ophrys, error. 
Belladonna, silence. 
Bell-Flower (small ^hite), gn^tl- 
tude. 
Bindweed, Great, insinuation. 
Bindweed, Small, humility. 
Birch, meekness. 
Black Poplar, courage. 
Blackthorn, difficulty. 
Bluebell, constancy. 
Bramble, lowliness. 
Broom, humility; neatness. 
Bulrush, indiscretion; docility. 
Buttercup (Kingcup), desire of 
riches. 
Butterfly Orchis, gaiety. 
Camellia Japonica, IVhite, per¬ 
fected loveliness. 
Camomile, energy in adversity. 
Canterbury Bell, acknowledg¬ 
ment. 
Carmation, Deep Red, Alas for 
my poor heart I 
Carnation, Striped, refusaL 
Carnation, Yellow, disdain. 
Cardinal-Flower, distinction. 
Cedar, strength. 
Celandine (Lesser), .ioys to come. 
Cereus (Creeping), modest genius. 
Cherry-Tree, White, good educa¬ 
tion. 
Chestnut-Tree, do me Justice. 
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