THE 
FLORAL OFFERING, 
A TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP. 
EDITED BY FRANCES S. OSGOOD, 
AUTHOR OF “ POETRY OF FLOWERS AND FLOWERS OF POETRY.” 
ILLUSTRATED WITH TEN BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETS OF FLOWERS 
ELEGANTLY COLOEED AETEE NATUEE, BY J. ACKEEMAN. 
“ Many in form and bright in hue ! 
I know your fate, but the earth to strew, 
And my thought flies on to immortal bowers, 
Where the heart and the rose are not fading flowers.” 
PHILADELPHIA: 
CAREY AND HART, 126 CHESNUT STREET. 
1 S47. 
