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THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
the second, with the same hand, but held to the left. For 
the third, present it with the left hand. Two flowers indicate 
the plural; a flower upside down, negation. 
There are some amusing examples of the applica- • 
tion of this language in winter, when flowers are scarce, 
in “ Les Fleurs Animees; ” as for instance in this 
note: — 
“Wormwood has no crown imperial on bittersweet myrtle. 
You know I have a serpent cactus of whortleberry. Musk 
plant upside down! Liverwort, w r e are cistus. Banish all 
marigolds, and pansy only of the sweet sultan of our pim¬ 
pernel. 
Myrtle as high as the heart, and myrtle as high as the 
eyes forever.” 
Jacobus. 
Translated it reads, — 
Absence has no power on true love. You know I have 
a horror of treachery. No weakness! Confidence, we are 
secure. Banish all griefs, and think only of the happiness of 
our meeting. 
I love you, and shall love you forever. 
Jacobus. 
The colored plate gives an idea of the arrangement 
of a floral sentence. It is a translation of some verses 
by the Chevalier Parny. 
