le year 
fice of 
Penn. 
THE object of this little compilation is to af- 
ford an additional amusement to those who 
live in the country, or who have. access to 
gardens, That it ismerely the elements of 
the Language of Flowers, must be obvious 
to every one; but if it should point out the 
way to any family, or circle of friends, to ex- 
tend the design, it will have accomplished 
all expected from it. 
It will be observed, that the emblem is 
generally taken from some real or supposed 
property of the plant, or from some poetical 
association, and thereby offers an opportu- 
nity of an agreeable nature, of becoming ac- 

