LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
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under the transparent leaves of the Hazel, for there 
they will soon become reconciled. Another good 
method is to join a Nutting party in Autumn, for it 
is a very old saying, “ Many nuts many marriages 
this old amusement, no doubt, having done much 
towards match-making. 
REFUSAL— Snapdragon. So called from the closing 
lips of the flower, which will not open until rudely 
pressed. 
REGRET — Asphodel. A flower that in ancient times 
was planted around the graves of the dead, and was 
also supposed to grow in the gardens of Elysium. 
Its real signification is, regret and sorrow for the 
dead. 
REPOSE — Convolvulus. See Legend of the “ Queen of 
May,” page 126. 
RETURN OF HAPPINESS —Lily of the Valley. See 
Legend of “ How the Rose became Red,” page 67. 
RICHES — Corn. The most usual representation of 
wealth. 
RUDENESS — Bur. It is a favourite amusement 
amongst country girls to pelt their rustic swains 
with the bur-dock, and that coat must be very 
threadbare to which they will not adhere. It is 
a rude and rustic way of making love. 
SADNESS —Withered Leaves. An apt emblem in love 
as well as in nature, telling us that the beauty and 
brightness of summer are departed. 
SEPARATION —A Sprig of the Rose-tree, from which the 
hud is plucked. 
SILENCE —White Rose. See “Flowers of Thought,” 
page 77. 
SIMPLICITY —White Rosebud. A chaste and beautiful 
emblem of simple innocence. 
