SYMBOLICAL LANGUAGE OP FLOWERS. 
Olive. Peace. After a storm comes 
a calm. 
Orange flowers. Bridal festivity. 
P 
Parsley. ( Apium.) Useful knowledge. 
Passion-flower. (Pcissiflora .) Devotion. 
Peach blossom. Here I fix my choice. 
Periwinkle. {Vinca .) Recollection of 
the past. 
Phlox. Our souls are united. 
Pine. {Pinus resinosa.) Time and 
philosophy. 
Pine. Spruce. Farewell! for I must 
leave thee. 
Pink, single white. ( Dianthus .) Inge¬ 
nuousness. Stranger to art. 
Pink, single red. 
A token of all the heart can keep 
Of holy love, in its fountain deep. 
Pink , China. (Dianthus chinensis.) 
Aversion. Though repulsed, not in 
despair. 
Pink , variegated. Refusal. You have 
my friendship, ask not for more. 
Peeony. ( Pceonia.) Anger. Ostenta¬ 
tion. 
Polyanthus. Thou knowest my confi¬ 
dence in thee. 
Pomegranate flovier. ( Punica .) Ma¬ 
ture and beautiful. 
Poppy, red. Consolation. Let the dark¬ 
ness of the past be forgotten in the 
light of hope. 
Poppy , white. 
Doom’d to heal, or doom’d to kill— 
Fraught with good, or fraught with ill. 
Poppy , variegated. Beauty without 
loveliness. 
Primrose. ( Primula .) Be mine the 
delight of bringing modest worth 
from obscurity. 
Primrose, evening. {IFnothera.) In¬ 
constancy. Be not beguiled with 
smooth words. Man’s love is like 
the changing moon. 
R 
Ranunculus. Thou art fair to look 
upon, but not worthy of affection. 
Rosemary. Keep this for my sake. I’ll 
remember thee. 
Rose-bud. Confession. Thou hast 
stolen my affections. 
Rose , Burgundy. Modesty and inno¬ 
cence united to beauty. 
Rose, damask. Sweeter than the open¬ 
ing rose. 
Rose , red. The blush of modesty is 
lovely. 
Rose , moss. Superior merit. 
Rose, white. 
I would be, 
In maiden meditation, fancy free. 
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Rose , white, withered. Emblem of my 
heart. Withered like your love. 
Rose, wild. Simplicity. Let not your 
unsophisticated heart be corrupted 
by intercourse with the world. 
Rose, cinnamon. Without pretension. 
Such as I am, receive me. Would 
I were of more worth for your sake. 
Rue. (Ruta .) Disdain. This trifling 
may be mirth to you, but ’tis death to 
me. 
S 
Sage. (Salvia.) Domestic virtues. 
Woman’s province is home. 
Scarlet lychnis. (Lychnis choicedonicai) 
I see my danger without power to 
shun. 
Snapdragon. (Antirrhinum .) I have 
been flattered with false hopes. 
Snow-ball. {Viburnum, .) Virtues clus¬ 
ter around thee. A union. 
Snow-drop. (Galanthus.) Though 
chilled with adversity, I will be true 
to thee. lam nota summer friend. 
Solidago. {Golden rod.) Encourage¬ 
ment. 
Sorrel. (Rumex .) Wit ill-timed. He 
makes a foe who makes a jest. 
Speedwell. {Veronica.) *». 
True love’s a holy flame, 
And when ’tis kindled, ne’er can die. 
Spider-wort. (Tradescantia.) The 
pledge of friendship ,’tis all my heart 
can give. Wouldst thou then coun¬ 
sel me to fall in love ? 
Star of Bethlehem. (Ornithogalum.) 
Reconciliation. Light is brightest 
when it shines in darkness. 
Stock July-flower. You are too lavish 
of your smiles. 
Strawberry. (Fragaria.) A pledge of 
future happiness. 
Sumach. {Rhus.) Splendour. Wealth 
cannot purchase love. Have you 
never seen sple?idid misery ? 
Sun-flower. (Helianthus.) You are too 
aspiring. 
Siveet-pea. Departure. Must you go? 
Sweet-william. (Dianthus barbatus.) Fi¬ 
nesse. One may smile and be a vil¬ 
lain. I cannot smile when discontent 
sits heavy at my heart. 
T 
Thistle. {Carduus.) Misanthropy. O 
that the desert were my dwelling 
place! 
Thorn-a.pple. (Stramonium,.) Alas! 
that falsehood should appear in such 
a lovely form ! 
Thyme. Less lovely than some, but 
more estimable. 
