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The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowersDumont, Henrietta

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The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers

Name: The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers
Author: Dumont, Henrietta

Dumont, Henrietta

Flower language; Flowers in literature

Madder                     Calumny.
Maiden Hair                Secrecy.
Mallow                     Beneficence.
Manchineel tree            Falsehood.
Mandrake                   Rarity.
Maple                      Reserve.
Marigold                   Grief.
----, Prophetic            Prediction.
---- and Cypress           Despair.
Marvel of Peru             Timidity.
Meadow Saffron             My best days are past.
Mezereon                   Coquetry.
----                       Desire to please.
Mignonette                 Your qualities surpass your charms.
Milkwort                   Hermitage.
Mistletoe                  I surmount all difficulties.
Moonwort                   Forgetfulness.
Moss                       Maternal Love.
Mulberry tree, Black       I shall not survive you.
----, White                Wisdom.
Musk-plant                 Weakness.
Myrobolan                  Privation.
Myrtle                     Love.

Narcissus                  Self-love.
Nettle                     Cruelty.
Nightshade, Bitter-sweet   Truth.
----, Enchanter’s          Spell.
Nosegay                    Gallantry.

Oak                        Hospitality.
Olive                      Peace.
Ophrys, Spider             Skill.
Orange Flower              Chastity.
---- tree                  Generosity.
Orchis, Bee                Error.

Parsley                    Festivity.
Passion Flower             Faith.
Peppermint                 Warmth of feeling.
Periwinkle                 Tender recollections.
Pine-apple                 You are perfect.
Pink                       Pure love.
----, Yellow               Disdain.
Plane tree                     Genius.
Plum tree                      Keep your promises.
----, Wild                     Independence.
Poplar, Black                  Courage.
----, White                    Time.
Poppy                          Consolation.
----                           Sleep.
----, White                    My bane, my antidote.
Potato                         Beneficence.
Primrose                       Childhood.
----, large-flowered Evening   Inconstancy.
Privet                         Prohibition.

Quince                         Temptation.

Ranunculus                     You are radiant with charms.
Reeds                          Music.
Rose                           Love.
----, Hundred-leaved           Grace.
----, Monthly                  Beauty ever new.
----, Musk                     Capricious beauty.
----, Single                   Simplicity.
----, White                    Silence.
----, Withered                 Fleeting beauty.
----, Yellow                   Infidelity.
Rosebud                        A young girl.
----, White                    A heart unacquainted with love.
Rosemary                       Your presence revives me.
Rue, Wild                      Morals.
Rush                           Docility.

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The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowersDumont, Henrietta

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The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers

Dumont, Henrietta

Flower language; Flowers in literature

Madder                     Calumny.
Maiden Hair                Secrecy.
Mallow                     Beneficence.
Manchineel tree            Falsehood.
Mandrake                   Rarity.
Maple                      Reserve.
Marigold                   Grief.
----, Prophetic            Prediction.
---- and Cypress           Despair.
Marvel of Peru             Timidity.
Meadow Saffron             My best days are past.
Mezereon                   Coquetry.
----                       Desire to please.
Mignonette                 Your qualities surpass your charms.
Milkwort                   Hermitage.
Mistletoe                  I surmount all difficulties.
Moonwort                   Forgetfulness.
Moss                       Maternal Love.
Mulberry tree, Black       I shall not survive you.
----, White                Wisdom.
Musk-plant                 Weakness.
Myrobolan                  Privation.
Myrtle                     Love.

Narcissus                  Self-love.
Nettle                     Cruelty.
Nightshade, Bitter-sweet   Truth.
----, Enchanter’s          Spell.
Nosegay                    Gallantry.

Oak                        Hospitality.
Olive                      Peace.
Ophrys, Spider             Skill.
Orange Flower              Chastity.
---- tree                  Generosity.
Orchis, Bee                Error.

Parsley                    Festivity.
Passion Flower             Faith.
Peppermint                 Warmth of feeling.
Periwinkle                 Tender recollections.
Pine-apple                 You are perfect.
Pink                       Pure love.
----, Yellow               Disdain.
Plane tree                     Genius.
Plum tree                      Keep your promises.
----, Wild                     Independence.
Poplar, Black                  Courage.
----, White                    Time.
Poppy                          Consolation.
----                           Sleep.
----, White                    My bane, my antidote.
Potato                         Beneficence.
Primrose                       Childhood.
----, large-flowered Evening   Inconstancy.
Privet                         Prohibition.

Quince                         Temptation.

Ranunculus                     You are radiant with charms.
Reeds                          Music.
Rose                           Love.
----, Hundred-leaved           Grace.
----, Monthly                  Beauty ever new.
----, Musk                     Capricious beauty.
----, Single                   Simplicity.
----, White                    Silence.
----, Withered                 Fleeting beauty.
----, Yellow                   Infidelity.
Rosebud                        A young girl.
----, White                    A heart unacquainted with love.
Rosemary                       Your presence revives me.
Rue, Wild                      Morals.
Rush                           Docility.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers

The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers

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