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258 FLORAL DICTIONARY. 
Bay-Berry: instruction. 
Bay-Leaf: I change but in dying. 
Bay-Wreath: Reward of Merit. 
Bear’s-Breech: Art. 
Beech: Prosperity. 
Belvidere : I declare against you. 
Bee-Ophrys: Error. 
Betony: Surprise. 
Bilberry: Treachery. 
Birch: Gracefulness. 
Bindweed: Humility. 
Bird-Cherry: Hope. 
Bird’s-Foot Trefoil: Revenge. 
Bearded Crepis: Protection. 
Black Poplar: Courage. 
Black-Thorn: Difficulty. 
Bladdernut-Tree: Frivolous Amuse¬ 
ments. 
Blue-Bottle Centaury: Delicacy. 
Blue-Flowered Greek Valerian: 
Rupture. 
Blue Canterbury Bell: Constan¬ 
cy. 
Bonus Henricus: Goodness. 
Borage : Bluntness or Roughness of 
Manners. 
Box: Stoicism. 
Bramble: Envy. 
Branch of Currants : You please all. 
Branch of Thorns : Severity, Rig¬ 
our. 
Broken Straw: Dissension, Rup¬ 
ture. 
Broom: Mirth, Neatness. 
Bryony: Prosperity. 
Buckbean: Flattery’s Smile ; Calm 
Repose. 
Bud of a White Rose : A Heart ig- 
norant of Love. 
Burgloss: Falsehood. 
Burdock: Importunity. 
Bundle of Reeds with their Pani¬ 
cles : Music. 
Buttercups: Ingratitude. 
Butterfly-Ophrys: Gayety. 
Butterfly-Weed: Let me go. 
C. 
Cabbage : Profit. 
Calla (-■’Ethiopica) : Feminine Mod¬ 
esty. 
Calycanthus : Benevolence. 
Camomile : Energy in Adversity. 
Campanula: Gratitude. 
Canary-Glass : Perseverance. 
Candy-Tuft: Indifference. 
Canterbury Bell (Blue) : Constan¬ 
cy. 
Cardamine : Paternal Error. 
Catesby’s Starwort: Afterthought. 
Cardinal’s Flower: Distinction. 
Catalpa-Tree : Beware of the Co- 
quette. 
Catchfly: Snare. 
Cedar of Lebanon : Incorruptible. 
Cedar-Tree : Strength. 
Checkered Fritillary: Persecution. 
Cherry-Tree: Good Education. 
Cherry-Blossom: Spiritual Beauty. 
Chestnut-Tree: Do me Justice. 
China-Aster, or Chinese Starwort: 
Variety. 
China or Indian Pink : Aversion. 
China or Monthly Rose: Beauty 
ever new. 
Chinese Chrysanthemum: Cheer¬ 
fulness under Adversity. 
Cinquefoil: Parental Love. 
Cistus, or Rock-Rose : Popular Fa¬ 
vour. 
Circsea: Fascination. 
Clematis: Artifice. 
Clove-Gillyflower: Dignity. 
Cobcea: Gossip. 
Cock’s Comb, or Crested A maranth: 
Singularity. 
Colchicum or Meadow-Saffron: My 
best Days are past. 
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