SYMBOLICAL LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Tuberose. (Polyanthus tuberosa.) Bless¬ 
ings brighten as they take their flight! 
Tulip. Vanity. Thon hast metamor¬ 
phosed me! This love has been like 
a blight upon my opening prospects. 
Tulip-tree. (Liriodendrum .) Rural 
life favourable to health and virtue. 
V 
Verbena. Sensibility. 
The heart that is soonest awake to the flowers, 
Is always the first to be touch’d by the thorns. 
Violet , blue. Faithfulness. I shall ne¬ 
ver forget. 
Violet^ white. Modest virtue. 
W 
Wall-flower. (Cheiranthus .) Misfor¬ 
tune is a blessing when it proves the 
truth of friendship. 
Water-lily. The American lotus. 
(Nymphwa.) An emblem of silence. 
Weeping-willow. (Salix .) Forsaken. 
Ask not one to join in mirth whose 
heart is desolate. 
Wood sorrel. (Oxalis.) Tenderness 
and affection. 
Woodbine. (Lonicera .) Fraternal love. 
Y 
Yarrow. {Achillea.) To heal a wound¬ 
ed heart. 
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