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SENTIMENT OF FLOWERS. 11 
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sentiment. For example: A rose-bud, with 
its thorns and leaves, is understood to 
say, ‘I fear but I hope.” ‘The same re- 
versed, would signify that ‘¢ You must neith- 
er fear nor hope.’”” You may convey your 
sentiments very well by a single flower. As 
the second rule :—take the rose-bud which 
has already served us for an example, and 
strip it of its thorns, it tells you that *“* There 
is everything tohope.” Strip it of its leaves, 
it will express that “‘ There is everything to 
fear.” 
The expression of nearly all flowers may 
be varied by changing their position. Thus, 
the marigold, for example: placed upon the 
head, it signifies “‘ distress of mind ;”’ upon 
the heart, “the pains of love ;’? upon the 
breast ‘“‘ ennui.” It is also necessary to know 
that the pronoun J is understood by incli- 
ning the flower to the right, andthe pronoun 
thou by inclining it to the left. 
Such are the first principles of this mys- 
terious language. Love and friendship 
ought to join their discoveries to render it 
more perfect; these sentiments, the most 


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