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DIRECTIONS, 
. A flower presented with leaves on its stem ex- 
presses affirmatively the sentiment of which it 
is the emblem ;—stripped of its leaves it has a 
negative meaning :—if the plant be flowerless, 
the latter is expressed by cutting the tops off 
the leaves. 
- When a flower, is given, the pronoun I is im- 
plied by inclining it to the left, and the word 
thou by inclining it to the right, 
. Ifan answer to a question is implied by the 
gift of a flower, presenting itto the right hand 
gives an affirmative, and to the left a negative 
reply. 
. The position in which a flower is worn may 
alter its meaning—on the head it conveys one 
sentiment, as Caution ; onthe breast another, 
as Remembrance or Friendship; and over 
the heart a third, as Love, 
. Lf the flower be sent, the knot of the ribbon or 
silk with which it is tied should be on the left 
as you look at the front of the blossoms, to ex- 
press I or me; and on the front thee or thou. 

