THE BIBLE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS 
ACACIA (Acacia A rabica) 
Friendship. 
Ye are My friends, if ye do what¬ 
soever I command you. 
John xv. 14. 
aconite see Monk's-hood 
WINTER 
ACONITE (Eranthus hiemalis) 
Eagerness. 
I press toward the mark for the 
prize of the high calling of God in 
Christ Jesus. Philippians iii. 14. 
ADONIS see Flos Adonis 
AGRIMONY 
(Agrimonitf Eupatoria) 
Thankfulness. 
Giving thanks always for all 
things unto God and the Father 
in the name of our Lord Jesus 
Christ. Ephesians v. 20. 
ALDER (Alnus glutinosa) 
Comfort. 
Let not your heart be troubled: 
ye believe in God, believe also in 
Me. . . I will not leave you com¬ 
fortless : I will come to you. 
St. John xiv. 1, 18. 
WILD 
ALLSPICE (Benzoin odori/ermn) 
Compassion. 
Be ye all of one mind, having 
compassion one of another ; love as 
brethren ; be pitiful. 
1 Peter iii. 8. 
CAROLINA 
ALLSPICE (Calycanthus floridtts) 
Benevolence. 
Do good, and lend, hoping for 
nothing again; and your reward 
shall be great. St. Luke vi. 35. 
ALMOND (A mygdalus communis) 
Hope. 
We are saved by hope. 
Romans viii. 24. 
ALOE (Aloe soccotrina) 
Grief. 
Blessed are they that mourn : for 
they shall be comforted. 
St. Matthew v. 4 . 
SWEET 
ALYSSUM (Glyce maritima) 
Safe and sure. 
Hold Thou me up, and I shall be 
safe. Psalms cxix. 117. 
My people shall dwell in a 
peaceable habitation, and in sure 
dwellings. Isaiah xxxii. 18. 
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