directions. 
1. A flower presented witli leaves on its steni expresses 
affirmatively the sentiment of which it is the em. 
blemstripped of its leaves it has a negative 
meaningif the plant be flowerless, the latter is 
expressed by cutting the tops off the leaves. 
2. When a flower is given, the pronoun 1 is implied 
by inclining it to the Ic/i, and the word thou by in¬ 
clining it to the right. 
8. If an answer to a question is implied by the gift of 
a flower, presenting it to the right hand gives an 
affirmative, and to the left a negative reply. 
4. The position in which a flower is worn may alter 
its meaning—on the head it conveys one senti¬ 
ment, as Caution; on the breast another, as Re~ 
memhrance or Friendship; and over the heart a 
third, as Love. 
6. If the flower be sent, the knot of the ribbon or silk 
with which it is tied should be on the left as you 
look at the front of the blossoms, to express I or 
me; and on the front thee or thou. 
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