• 2 So THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
a poet; Foxglove, a lawyer; Cypress, a doctor; Tulip, a 
freeholder ; Passion-flower, a clergyman; Marigold, a 
merchant; Shamrock, an Irishman; Leek, a Welsh¬ 
man. 
Of course the persons who draw the flowers are sup¬ 
posed to be ignorant of their meaning; or they may draw 
blindfolded. 
In winter this game may be played with painted 
flower cards; painting a pack would be a pleasant home 
amusement; or dried flowers gummed on- cards would 
answer perfectly well. The players then draw a card 
instead of a flower. 
