DICTIONARY. 
261 
DICTIONARY 
OF THE 
LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
WITH 
THE ORIGIN OF THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS. 
Absence, Wormwood. Absence, according to 
La Fontaine, is the worst of evils : Wormwood 
is the bitterest of plants. Its name, derived 
from the Greek, signifies without sweetness. 
Accommodating Disposition, Valerian. Page 
131. 
Activity, Thyme. Page 99. 
Affection, Generous and Devoted, Honeysuckle. 
Page 107. 
After-thought, China Aster. Page 187. The 
Aster begins to blow when other flowers are 
