

DICTIONARY 
OF 
THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS, 
WITH THE 
ORIGIN OF THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS. 
ABSENCE, Wormwood. Absence, according to 
La Fontaine, is the worst of evils: Wormwood 
is the bitterest of plants: Its name, derived 
from the Greek, signifies, without sweetness. 
AccomMoDATiNG Disposrrion, Valerian. Page 
124, 
Activity, Thyme. Page 91. 
AFFECTION, GENEROUS AND DEvoTED, Honey- 
suckle. Page 99. 
Arrer-THovucnHt, China Aster. Page 181. The 
Aster begins to blow when other flowers are 












