THE FLORAL ORACLE. 
O F all the various symbolic uses to which 
flowers have been put, none probably have 
afforded more amusement than The Floral 
Oracle. The system of divination practised by 
means of these beautiful objects undergoes 
various modifications in different countries, but 
the following mode will be found to be the sim¬ 
plest and most correct: Arrange a certain num¬ 
ber of flowers together; let their names, and 
the significations appropriate to them, be writ¬ 
ten down, and then let each person select or 
draw one flower by lot; and the meaning at¬ 
tached to that blossom will typify the future 
consort’s characteristics. The subjoined list will 
fully explain this pretty game : 
Rose (Red) . Affectionate 
Rose (White). Modest. 
Rose (Pink). Bashful. 
Rose (Yellow). Jealous 
Aster. 
Pink. 
Daisy. 
Tulip. 
Cornflower.... 
Stock. 
Jasmine . 
Ileart’s-ease. 
Fid. le. 
Haughty. 
_ Gentle. 
Lily. Graceful . 
Mezereon.A Flirt. 
Mignonette. Talented. 
Primrose. Simplicity. 
Violet (White). Candid. 
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Hollyhock . Ambitious: 
A Reed. Musical. 
Oak-leaf. Hospitable. 
Hyacinth. Imaginative. 
Poppy. Lazy. 
Marygold. Wealthy. 
A Fig. Aged. 
Passionate. Geranium, 1 . Melancholy. 
Extravagant. Scented J 
Ger ScarIet } . StL,pid ' 
Mimosa. Nervous. 
Thistle. Surly. 
Foxglove. Sarcastic. 
Lau rel . Domineering. 
Myrtle. Self-sacrificing. 
Thyme. Jocular. 
.Hasty. 
.Amiable. 
. Thoughtful. 
