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PX.OWER-I^ANQUAQE 
IN Bouquet^. 
» BOUQUET may be made to express hopes and fears 
and aspirations as plainly as spoken language itself ; 
the only indispensable condition being that the sender 
and recipient should, to some extent, be adepts in the language 
and sentiment of flowers. 
It will be easily seen that the sentiments themselves can be 
expressed by the flowers of which the bouquet consists, the con¬ 
necting links being supplied by certain particulars of arrange¬ 
ment, of which the following are the chief: 
A flower bent towards the right signifies “ I”—one inclined 
towards the left means "you.” Thus, a red rosebud, bent 
towards the left, means " you are pure and lovely ;" a snowdrop 
turned towards the right, " I hope.” 
Leaves also signify hopes, and thorns dangers. A rose with 
the thorns plucked off, and the leaves left, would signify hopeful 
love and confidence. When a flower is reversed, the meaning 
is reversed also. 
A folded ivy leaf round a bouquet means " I have ; ” a laurel 
leaf folded signifies "I am ; ” a leaf of Virginian-creeper means, 
‘ ‘ I give ; ” a tendril of ivy expresses a wish. 
The following may serve as examples of language-bouquets ; 
and a reference to the Vocabulary will enable the reader to pro¬ 
duce any number of letters with alterations and modifications of 
various kinds: 
