4. A nimble tongue.
5. Walking a short, quick, uneven pace.
6. A secret murmuring to himself as he walks.
SIGNIFICATION OR LANGUAGE OF THE FLOWERS.
No Book on Fortune-telling and Dreams would be complete without the signification of the flowers. If we dream of, or have those smiles of nature given to us, we should at once consult the language of Flora and ascertain what our dream or present signifies.
It is no new thing to attach a sentiment or meaning to each flower. In Eastern lands flowers have a language which all understand. It is that “still small voice” which is powerful on account of its silence. It is one of the chief amusements of the Greek girls to drop these symbols of their esteem or scorn upon the various passengers who pass their latticed windows, and the traveller can read upon Egyptian rocks accounts of the conquests of that ancient people recorded by foreign plants. Accompanying, we give a complete dictionary of the meaning of the flowers.
Acacia Blossom. Come to my heart!
Aconite—blue. Flatterer! are you to be trusted?
Aconite—yellow. Your caprice is unendurable.
Alpine Rose. Love must venture; timidity can never win.