EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
I. Rose. — Ivy. — Myrtle .— Frontispiece. 
To Beauty, Friendship, and Love. 
II. Jasmine. — Strawberry. — Tulip. — Page 51. 
Your amiability, and the excellence of your character, have compelled 
me to declare my love. 
III. Primrose. — Honeysuckle.—Mary gold. — Page 65. 
Be not too early entangled in the chains or love, or yours will be a 
life of inquietude. 
IV. Forget-me-not. — Cypress.—- Pimpernel. — Page 93. 
Forget me not, for, alas! we may never meet again. 
V. Scarlet Geranium. — Scarlet Ipomcea. — Laurustinus. — Page 111. 
In preference, I attach myself to you, but shall die if neglected. 
YI. Balsam. — White Daisy. — Page 121. 
Be not impatient, I will think of it. 
VII. Myrtle. — Sweetbrier. — Lucern. — Page 145. 
Love is the poetry of life. 
VIII. Purple and Yellow Iris. — Hawthorn. — Page 157. 
I send you a message of love on the wings of hope. 
IX. Blue Violet. — Daisy. — Apple-Blossom. — Page 181. 
Your modesty and innocence secure you the preference. 
X. Crown Imperial and Turk’s Cap Lilies. — Lily of the Valley. — 
Page 197. 
You have the power to restore me to happiness. 
XI. Pansies. — Broom. — Page 213. 
My heart would be at ease, if my solitude were blest with your 
society. 
XII. Mignionette. — Heliotrope. — Pink. — Page 237. 
Your qualities surpass your charms ; I love you with a pure and de¬ 
voted love. 
