SENTIMENT OF FLOWEllS. 
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sentiment. For example: A rose-bud, with 
its thorns and leaves, is understood to 
say, “ I fear but I hope.” The same re¬ 
versed, would signify that “You must neith¬ 
er fear nor hope.” You may convey your 
sentiments very well by a single flower. As 
the second rule :—take the rose-bud which 
has already served us for an example, and 
strip it of its thorns, it tells you that “ There 
is everything to hope.” Strip it of its leaves, 
it will express that “ There is everything to 
fear.” 
The expression of nearly all flowers may 
be varied by changing their position. Thus, 
the marigold, for example : placed upon the 
head, it signifies “ distress of mind ;” upon 
the heart, “ the pains of love upon the 
breast “ ennui.” It is also necessary to know 
that the pronoun I is understood by incli¬ 
ning the flower to the right, and the pronoun 
thou by inclining it to the left. 
Such are the first principles of this mys¬ 
terious language. Love and friendship 
ought to join their discoveries to render it 
more perfect; these sentiments, the most 
