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THE LANGUAGE OP FLOWERS. 
MODIFICATIONS OF THE FLOWER 
LANGUAGE. 
If a flower be given reversed, its original sig¬ 
nification is understood to be contradicted, and 
the opposite meaning to be implied. 
A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining 
its leaves conveys the sentiment, “I fear nS 
leaves Lopcs!^ 6 ’ ^ “<■ 
n St u P il ed of ’ leaves a °d thorns, the bud signi¬ 
fies, There is nothing to hope or fear.” 
The expression of flowers is also varied bv 
changing their positions. Place a marigold on 
the head, and it signifies “ Mental anguish; ” on 
the bosom, ‘Indifference.” 
When a flower is given, the pronoun I is un¬ 
derstood by bending it to the right hand: thou 
by inclining it to the left. 
wi‘thtbe’lips! mplied bjt0UChingthefl ° Wer ^ iven 
away 0 ’” by pinching off a P etaI > and casting it 
realise b ou$r Sed by “ WU '”‘ f 
“ I have,” by an ivy-leaf folded together 
Creeper? 61 " y ° U ’” by a Ieaf of the Virginian 
