FLORAL DICTIONARY. 
A. 
Acacia : Platonic or Chaste Love. 
Acalea: Temperance. 
Acanthus: The Arts. . 
Achilla Millefolia: War. 
Aconite-leaved Crowfoot, or Fair 
Maids of France: Lustre. 
African Marygold: Vulgar Minds. 
Agnus Castus: Coldness; to live 
without Love. 
Agrimony: Thankfulness. 
Almond-Tree: Indiscretion, Heed¬ 
lessness. 
Almond-Laurel: Perfidy. 
Aloe: Imagination. 
Althaea Frutex: Persuasion. 
Alyssum (Sweet) : Worth beyond 
Beauty. 
Amaranths Immortality. 
Amaryllis: Haughtiness, Pride. 
Ambrosia: Love returned. 
American Cowslip: You are my 
Divinity. 
American Elm: Patriotism. 
American Linden: Matrimony. 
American Starwort: Welcome to a 
Stranger. 
Anemone: Your Frown I defy. 
Anemone (Field): Sickness. 
Anemone (Garden): Forsaken. 
Angelica: Inspiration. 
Angrec: Royalty. 
Apocynum: Falsehood. 
Apple-Blossom: Preference ; Fame 
speaks him great and good. 
Arum or Wake-Robin: Ardour. 
A Roseleaf: I will not trouble you. 
Asclepias: Cure for the Heart¬ 
ache. 
Ash: Grandeur. 
Ash-leaved Trumpet-Flower: Sep¬ 
aration. 
Aspen-Tree : Lamentation. 
Asphodel: My regrets follow you to 
the Grave. 
Auricula: Painting. 
Azalea: Your Blush has won me. 
B. 
Bachelor’s Button: I with the Mor¬ 
ning’s Love have oft made Sport. 
Balm of Gilead: Healing; a Cure 
Balm (Gentle): Pleasantry. 
Balsam: Impatience. 
Barberry: Sharpness, Sourness. 
Basil: Hatred. 
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