OR, LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 27 
DIRECTIONS 
FOR EXPRESSING SENTIMENTS BY THE 
PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS. 
1. —To affirm a Sentiment, give the 
flower with leaves on its stem. 
2. —To negative a Sentiment, deprive a 
flower of its leaves ; or cut the top of the 
plant presented which does not flower. 
3. If the flower, or plant, is to express 
the first person, in giving it, lean it to the 
left hand. Leaning a flower to the right 
hand indicates an affirmative. 
4. —When you send a bouquet let the 
knot of the tie-ribbon be on the left as 
you look on the opened flowers, if you wish 
to express I or me; and the opposite for 
thou, thee, or you. 
5. —A flower on the head denotes caution; 
on the breast it denotes remembrance, or 
friendship. A rose taken from the breast 
over the heart, and presented, denotes 
fervent and undying love. If the person 
receiving such a gift were to reverse the 
rose, it would imply disregard and con¬ 
tempt. 
