Contents. 
Introduction. 
The Rose (Love) .... 
Hawthorn (Hope).... 
Myrtle (Love) .... 
Jasmine (Amiability) 
Vervain (You enchant me) 
Orange-blossom (Chastity) . 
Camphire (Artifice).... 
Anemone (Withered hopes. Forsaken) 
Periwinkle (Tender recollections). 
Weeping Willow (Mourning) 
Asphodel (I will be faithful unto death) 
Aloe (Bitterness) .... 
Mezereon (Coquetry) 
Sensitive Plant (Bashful love) . 
Buttercups (Riches. Memories of Child 
hood) . 
Crocus (Cheerfulness) 
Eglantine (Poetry) 
Heliotrope (Devoted attachment). 
Lilac (Love’s first emotions) . 
Magnolia (Magnificence) 
Judas Flower (Unbelief) 
Dandelion (Oracle) 
Campanula (I will be ever constant) 
Hyacinth (Game. Play) . 
Marygold (Grief) . . . . 
Aster (After-thought) . . . 
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Tuberose (Dangerous pleasures) . . 134 
Broom (Humility).136 
Poppy (Consolation. Oblivion) . . 140 
Pink (Pure love).142 
Furze (Anger).144 
Geranium (Deceit).146 
Fuchsia (Taste).148 
Almond-tree (Indiscretion) . . . 150 
Flos Adonis (Painful recollections) . 152 
Arbutus (Thee only do I love) . .154 
Snowdrop (Friend in need. Hope.) . 136 
Cowslip (Youthful beauty) . . . 138 
Celandine (Deceptive hopes). . . 161 
Dead Leaves (Melancholy) . . . 163 
Heart’s-ease (Think of me. Thoughts) 165 
Basil (Hatred).170 
Forget-me-not.172 
Apple-blossom (Preference) . . . 177 
Acanthus (The Arts) .... 181 
Evening Primrose (Silent love) . . 183 
Thyme (Activity).186 
Cypress (Mourning).188 
St. John’s Wort (Superstition) . . 194 
Marvel of Peru (Timidity) . . . 197 
Rosemary (Remembrance) . . . 200 
Corn (Abundance).204 
Tulip (A declaration of love) . . . 208 
Sycamore (Curiosity) . . . .211 
