112 THE FLORAL TELEGRAPH. 
CHAPTER VII. 
Which showet.h how Floribel dogmatised upon 
Flowers, and displayed her invention to me, 
Mr. Horace Honeycomb. 
“ Mr. Honeycomb, say thus to the 
ladies: 
“ As Flowers are to be the sub¬ 
ject of my theme, ought not then my 
style to be flowery ? but there is also 
mystery in my communications. I 
would whisper my secret into every 
several ear, if such could be — should 
not, therefore, my style be enigmati- 
