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| Acacia, (Friendship) | [123] |
| Acanthus, (The arts) | [140] |
| Almond Blossom, (Indiscretion) | [22] |
| Aloe, (Grief) | [28] |
| Althea, (Consumed by love) | [162] |
| Amaranth, (Immortality) | [100] |
| Anemone, (Forsaken) | [122] |
| Ash Tree, (Grandeur) | [222] |
| Box, (Stoicism) | [63] |
| Broom, (Humility) | [179] |
| Cactus, (Ardent love) | [26] |
| Camellia Japonica, (Modest merit) | [156] |
| Chamomile, (Energy in adversity) | [225] |
| China Aster, (Variety) | [200] |
| Citron, (Estrangement) | [227] |
| Columbine, (Desertion) | [87] |
| Common Thistle, (Misanthropy) | [243] |
| Corn, (Riches) | [186] |
| Cowslip, (Pensiveness) | [113] |
| Coxcomb, (Singularity) | [235] |
| Cranberry, (Cure for the heartache) | [188] |
| Crocus, (Youth) | [23] |
| Cypress, (Mourning) | [49] |
| Dahlia, (Elegance and dignity) | [154] |
| Daisy, (Innocence) | [39] |
| Dandelion, (The rustic oracle) | [132] |
| Dead Leaves, (Death) | [217] |
| Dew Plant, (Serenade) | [246] |
| Dragon Plant, (You are near a snare) | [229] |
| Dyer’s Weed, (Relief) | [166] |
| Fennel, (Strength) | [233] |
| Fir, (Time) | [238] |
| Forget-me-not | [116] |
| Grass, (Submission) | [236] |
| Hawthorn, (Hope) | [52] |
| Hazel, (Peace, reconciliation) | [204] |
| Heliotrope, (Devoted affection) | [106] |
| Holly, (Foresight) | [195] |
| Hollyhock, (Ambition) | [96] |
| Hyacinth, (Constancy) | [59] |
| Ice Plant, (Frigidity) | [25] |
| Ivy, (Constancy) | [193] |
| Jasmine, (Amiability) | [109] |
| Juniper, (Protection) | [203] |
| Lady’s Slipper, (Capricious beauty) | [160] |
| Larkspur, (Flights of fancy) | [164] |
| Laurel, (Glory) | [98] |
| Lavender, (Distrust) | [36] |
| Lichen, (Solitude) | [254] |
| Lilac, (First emotions of love) | [46] |
| Lily, (Majesty) | [67] |
| Lily of the Valley, (Modesty) | [58] |
| Love-lies-bleeding, (Deserted love) | [55] |
| Marigold, (Grief) | [72] |
| Marvel of Peru, (Timidity) | [143] |
| Meadow Saffron, (My best days are past) | [198] |
| Mezereon, (Coquetry, desire to please) | [13] |
| Mignonette, (Your qualities surpass your charms) | [108] |
| Mistletoe, (I climb to greatness) | [220] |
| Moss, (Maternal love) | [125] |
| Moss Rose, (Confession of love) | [69] |
| Myrtle, (Love) | [56] |
| Narcissus and Daffodil, (Self-love) | [65] |
| Nasturtion, (Patriotism) | [168] |
| Nettles, (Cruelty) | [86] |
| Nightshade, or Bitter-sweet, (Truth) | [170] |
| Oak, (Nobility) | [206] |
| Oak Geranium, (Friendship) | [150] |
| Orchis, (A belle) | [61] |
| Pansy, (Think of me) | [37] |
| Passion Flower, (Faith) | [89] |
| Peony, (Anger) | [85] |
| Periwinkle, (Tender recollections) | [43] |
| Pimpernel, (The weather-glass) | [133] |
| Pine, (Pity) | [248] |
| Pink, (Pure love) | [91] |
| Poppy, (Consolation) | [135] |
| Primrose, (Early grief) | [20] |
| Red Rose, (Beauty and love) | [77] |
| Reed, (Single blessedness) | [231] |
| Rosemary, (Remembrance) | [120] |
| Sage, (Domestic virtues) | [251] |
| Scarlet Geranium, (Stupidity) | [147] |
| Sensitive Plant, (Chastity) | [92] |
| Snowdrop, (Hope) | [15] |
| Starwort, American, (Welcome) | [202] |
| St. John’s Wort, (Superstition) | [181] |
| Stock, (Lasting beauty) | [145] |
| Strawberry, (Perfection) | [102] |
| Sweet-Brier, or Eglantine, (Poetry) | [45] |
| Sweet-Flag—Acorus Calamus, (Grace) | [172] |
| Sunflower, (False riches) | [104] |
| Thorn-Apple, (Deceitful charms) | [158] |
| Thyme, (Activity) | [94] |
| Tuberose, (Dangerous love) | [152] |
| Tulip, (Declaration of love) | [48] |
| Valerian, (An accommodating disposition) | [142] |
| Vervain, (Enchantment) | [184] |
| Violet, (Modest worth) | [31] |
| Wall-Flower, (Fidelity in adversity) | [51] |
| White Water-Lily, (Purity) | [70] |
| White Rose, (I would be single) | [74] |
| Woodbine, or Honeysuckle, (Affection) | [111] |
| Wormwood, (Absence) | [30] |
| Yellow Rose, (Jealousy) | [75] |
| Yew, (Sorrow) | [215] |
| Death of the Flowers | [257] |
| Dictionary of Flowers | [259] |
| Calendar of Flowers | [268] |
| Dial of Flowers | [293] |
The Floral Offering.
Mezereon.... Coquetry—Desire to please.
This shrub, clothed in its showy garb, appears amidst the snow, like an imprudent and coquettish female, who, though shivering with cold, wears her spring attire in the depth of winter. The stalk of this shrub is covered with a dry bark, which gives it the appearance of dead wood. Nature, to hide this deformity, has encircled each of its sprays with a wreath of red flowers, terminating in a tuft of leaves. These flowers give out a peculiar and offensive smell.
You oftentimes can mark upon the street
The gilded toy whom fashion idolizes;
Heartless and fickle, swelled with self-conceit,
Avoiding alway what good sense advises.
Who flutters like the butterfly while burns his sun,
Nor afterwards is missed when life is done.
W. H. C.
Clouds turn with every wind about;
They keep us in suspense and doubt;
Yet oft perverse, like woman-kind,
Are seen to scud against the wind.
Is not this lady just the same?
For who can tell what is her aim?
Swift.
Thou delightest the cold world’s gaze,
When crowned with the flower and the gem,
But thy lover’s smile should be dearer praise
Than the incense thou prizest from them.
And gay is the playful tone,
As to the flattering voice thou respondest;
But what is the praise of the cold and unknown
To the tender blame of the fondest?
John Everett.