Language of Flowers

Chapter 2

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Mallow, Venetian _Delicate beauty._

Manchineal Tree _Falsehood._

Mandrake _Horror._

Maple _Reserve._

Marigold _Grief._

Marigold, African _Vulgar minds._

Marigold, French _Jealousy._

Marigold, Prophetic _Prediction._

Marigold and Cypress _Despair._

Marjoram _Blushes._

Marvel of Peru _Timidity._

Meadow Lychnis _Wit._

Meadow Saffron _My fast days are fast._

Meadowsweet _Uselessness._

Mercury _Goodness._

Mesembryanthemum _Idleness._

Mezereon _Desire to please._

Michaelmas Daisy _Afterthought._

Mignionette _Your qualities surpass your charms._

Milfoil _War._

Milkvetch _Your presence softens my pains._

Milkwort _Hermitage._

Mimosa (Sensitive Plant) _Sensitiveness._

Mint _Virtue._

Mistletoe _I surmount difficulties._

Mock Orange _Counterfeit._

Monkshood (Helmet Flower) _Chivalry. Knight-errantry._

Moonwort _Forgetfulness._

Morning Glory _Affectation._

Moschatel _Weakness._

Moss _Maternal love._

Mosses _Ennui._

Mossy Saxifrage _Affection._

Motherwort _Concealed love._

Mountain Ash _Prudence._

Mourning Bride _Unfortunate attachment. I have lost all._

Mouse-eared Chickweed _Ingenuous simplicity._

Mouse-eared Scorpion Grass _Forget me not._

Moving Plant _Agitation._

Mudwort _Tranquillity._

Mugwort _Happiness._

Mulberry Tree (Black) _I shall not survive you._

Mulberry Tree (White) _Wisdom._

Mushroom _Suspicion._

Musk Plant _Weakness._

Mustard Seed _Indifference._

Myrobalan _Privation._

Myrrh _Gladness._

Myrtle _Love._

Narcissus _Egotism._

Nasturtium _Patriotism._

Nettle, Burning _Slander._

Nettle Tree _Concert._

Night-blooming Cereus _Transient beauty._

Night Convolvulus _Night._

Nightshade _Truth._

Oak Leaves _Bravery._

Oak Tree _Hospitality._

Oak (White) _Independence._

Oats _The witching soul of music._

Oleander _Beware._

Olive _Peace._

Orange Blossoms _Your purity equals your loveliness._

Orange Flowers _Chastity. Bridal festivities._

Orange Tree _Generosity._

Orchis _A Belle._

Osier _Frankness._

Osmunda _Dreams._

Ox Eye _Patience._

Palm _Victory._

Pansy _Thoughts._

Parsley _Festivity._

Pasque Flower _You have no claims._

Passion Flower _Religious superstition._

Patience Dock _Patience._

Pea, Everlasting _An appointed meeting. Lasting Pleasure._

Pea, Sweet _Departure._

Peach _Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled._

Peach Blossom _I am your captive._

Pear _Affection._

Pear Tree _Comfort._

Pennyroyal _Flee away._

Peony _Shame. Bashfulness._

Peppermint _Warmth of feeling._

Periwinkle, Blue _Early friendship._

Periwinkle, White _Pleasures of memory._

Persicaria _Restoration._

Persimon _Bury me amid Nature's beauties._

Peruvian Heliotrope _Devotion._

Pheasant's Eye _Remembrance._

Phlox _Unanimity._

Pigeon Berry _Indifference._

Pimpernel _Change. Assignation._

Pine _Pity._

Pine-apple _You are perfect._

Pine, Pitch _Philosophy._

Pine, Spruce _Hope in adversity._

Pink _Boldness._

Pink, Carnation _Woman's love._

Pink, Indian, Double _Always lovely._

Pink, Indian, Single _Aversion._

Pink, Mountain _Aspiring._

Pink, Red, Double _Pure and ardent love._

Pink, Single _Pure love._

Pink, Variegated _Refusal._

Pink, White _Ingeniousness. Talent._

Plane Tree _Genius._

Plum, Indian _Privation._

Plum Tree _Fidelity._

Plum, Wild _Independence._

Polyanthus _Pride of riches._

Polyanthus, Crimson _The heart's mystery._

Polyanthus, Lilac _Confidence._

Pomegranate _Foolishness._

Pomegranate, Flower _Mature elegance._

Poplar, Black _Courage._

Poplar, White _Time._

Poppy, Red _Consolation._

Poppy, Scarlet _Fantastic extravagance._

Poppy, White _Sleep. My bane. My antidote._

Potato _Benevolence._

Prickly Pear _Satire._

Pride of China _Dissension._

Primrose _Early youth._

Primrose, Evening _Inconstancy._

Primrose, Red _Unpatronized merit._

Privet _Prohibition._

Purple Clover _Provident._

Pyrus Japonica _Fairies' fire._

Quaking-Grass _Agitation._

Quamoclit _Busybody._

Queen's Rocket _You are the queen of coquettes. Fashion._

Quince _Temptation._

Ragged Robin _Wit._

Ranunculus _You are radiant with charms._

Ranunculus, Garden _You are rich in attractions._

Ranunculus, Wild _Ingratitude._

Raspberry _Remorse._

Ray Grass _Vice._

Red Catchfly _Youthful lore._

Reed _Complaisance. Music._

Reed, Split _Indiscretion._

Rhododendron (Rosebay) _Danger. Beware._

Rhubarb _Advice._

Rocket _Rivalry._

Rose _Love._

Rose, Austrian _Thou art all that is lovely._

Rose, Bridal _Happy love._

Rose, Burgundy _Unconscious beauty._

Rose, Cabbage _Ambassador of love._

Rose, Campion _Only deserve my love._

Rose, Carolina _Love is dangerous._

Rose, China _Beauty always new._

Rose, Christmas _Tranquillize my anxiety._

Rose, Daily _Thy smile I aspire to._

Rose, Damask _Brilliant complexion._

Rose, Deep Red _Bashful shame._

Rose, Dog _Pleasure and pain._

Rose, Guelder _Winter. Age._

Rose, Hundred-leaved _Pride._

Rose, Japan _Beauty is your only attraction._

Rose, Maiden Blush _If you love me, you will find it out._

Rose, Multiflora _Grace._

Rose, Mundi _Variety._

Rose, Musk _Capricious beauty._

Rose, Musk, Cluster _Charming._

Rose, Single _Simplicity._

Rose, Thornless _Early attachment._

Rose, Unique _Call me not beautiful._

Rose, White _I am worthy of you._

Rose, White (withered) _Transient impressions._

Rose, Yellow _Decrease of love. Jealously._

Rose, York and Lancaster _War._

Rose, Full-blown, placed over two Buds _Secrecy._

Rose, White and Red together _Unity._

Roses, Crown of _Reward of virtue._

Rosebud, Red _Pure and lovely._

Rosebud, White _Girlhood._

Rosebud, Moss _Confession of love._

Rosebay (Rhododendron) _Beware. Danger._

Rosemary _Remembrance._

Rudbeckia _Justice._

Rue _Disdain._

Rush _Docility._

Rye Grass _Changeable disposition_

Saffron _Beware of excess._

Saffron Crocus _Mirth._

Saffron, Meadow _My happiest days are past._

Sage _Domestic virtue._

Sage, Garden _Esteem._

Sainfoin _Agitation._

Saint John's Wort _Animosity. Superstition._

Sardony _Irony._

Saxifrage, Mossy _Affection._

Scabious _Unfortunate love._

Scabious, Sweet _Widowhood._

Scarlet Lychnis _Sunbeaming eyes._

Schinus _Religions enthusiasm._

Scotch Fir _Elevation._

Sensitive Plant _Sensibility. Delicate feelings._

Senvy _Indifference._

Shamrock _Light heartedness._

Snakesfoot _Horror._

Snapdragon _Presumption._

Snowball _Bound._

Snowdrop _Hope._

Sorrel _Affection._

Sorrel, Wild _Wit ill-timed._

Sorrel, Wood _Joy._

Southernwood _Jest. Bantering._

Spanish Jasmine _Sensuality._

Spearmint _Warmth of sentiment._

Speedwell _Female fidelity._

Speedwell, Germander _Facility._

Speedwell, Spiked _Semblance._

Spider, Ophrys _Adroitness._

Spiderwort _Esteem not love._

Spiked Willow Herb _Pretension._

Spindle Tree _Your charms are engraven on my heart._

Star of Bethlehem _Purity._

Starwort _Afterthought._

Starwort, American _Cheerfulness in old age._

Stock _Lasting beauty._

Stock, Ten Week _Promptness._

Stonecrop _Tranquillity._

Straw, Broken _Rupture of a contract._

Straw, Whole _Union._

Strawberry Tree _Esteem and love._

Sumach, Venice _Splendour. Intellectual excellence._

Sunflower, Dwarf _Adoration._

Sunflower, Tall _Haughtiness._

Swallow-wort _Cure for heartache._

Sweet Basil _Good wishes._

Sweetbrier, American _Simplicity._

Sweetbrier, European _I wound to heal._

Sweetbrier, Yellow _Decrease of love._

Sweet Pea _Delicate pleasures._

Sweet Sultan _Felicity._

Sweet William _Gallantry._

Sycamore _Curiosity._

Syringa _Memory._

Syringa, Carolina _Disappointment._

Tamarisk _Crime._

Tansy (Wild) _I declare war against you._

Teasel _Misanthropy._

Tendrils of Climbing Plants _Ties._

Thistle, Common _Austerity._

Thistle, Fuller's _Misanthropy_

Thistle, Scotch _Retaliation._

Thorn Apple _Deceitful charms._

Thorn, Branch of _Severity._

Thrift _Sympathy._

Throatwort _Neglected beauty._

Thyme _Activity._

Tiger Flower _For once may pride befriend me._

Traveller's Joy _Safety._

Tree of Life _Old age._

Trefoil _Revenge._

Tremella Nestoc _Resistance._

Trillium Pictum _Modest beauty._

Truffle _Surprise._

Trumpet Flower _Fame._

Tuberose _Dangerous pleasures._

Tulip _Fame._

Tulip, Red _Declaration of love._

Tulip, Variegated _Beautiful eyes._

Tulip, Yellow _Hopeless love._

Turnip _Charity._

Tussilage (Sweet-scented) _Justice shall be done you._

Valerian _An accommodating disposition._

Valerian, Greek _Rupture._

Venice Sumach _Intellectual excellence. Splendour._

Venus' Car _Fly with me._

Venus' Looking-glass _Flattery._

Venus' Trap _Deceit._

Vernal Grass _Poor, but happy._

Veronica _Fidelity._

Vervain _Enchantment._

Vine _Intoxication._

Violet, Blue _Faithfulness._

Violet, Dame _Watchfulness._

Violet, Sweet _Modesty._

Violet, Yellow _Rural happiness._

Virginian Spiderwort _Momentary happiness._

Virgin's Bower _Filial love._

Volkamenia _May you be happy._

Walnut _Intellect. Stratagem._

Wall-flower _Fidelity in adversity._

Water Lily _Purity of heart._

Water Melon _Bulkiness._

Wax Plant _Susceptibility._

Wheat Stalk _Riches._

Whin _Anger._

White Jasmine _Amiableness._

White Lily _Purity and Modesty._

White Mullein _Good nature._

White Oak _Independence._

White Pink _Talent._

White Poplar _Time._

White Rose (dried) _Death preferable to loss of innocence._

Whortleberry _Treason._

Willow, Creeping _Love forsaken._

Willow, Water _Freedom._

Willow, Weeping _Mourning._

Willow-Herb _Pretension._

Willow, French _Bravery and humanity._

Winter Cherry _Deception._

Witch Hazel _A spell._

Woodbine _Fraternal love._

Wood Sorrel _Joy. Maternal tenderness._

Wormwood _Absence._

Xanthium _Rudeness. Pertinacity._

Xeranthemum _Cheerfulness under adversity._

Yew _Sorrow._

Zephyr Flower _Expectation._

Zinnia _Thoughts of absent friends._

Absence _Wormwood._

Abuse not _Crocus._

Acknowledgment _Canterbury Bell._

Activity _Thyme._

Admiration _Amethyst._

Adoration _Dwarf Sunflower_

Adroitness _Spider Ophrys._

Adulation _Cacalia._

Advice _Rhubarb._

Affection _Mossy Saxifrage._

Affection _Pear._

Affection _Sorrel._

Affection beyond the grave _Green Locust._

Affection, maternal _Cinquefoil._

Affectation _Cockscomb Amaranth._

Affectation _Morning Glory._

Afterthought _Michaelmas Daisy._

Afterthought _Starwort._

Afterthought _China Aster._

Agreement _Straw._

Age _Guelder Rose._

Agitation _Moving Plant._

Agitation _Sainfoin._

Alas! for my poor heart _Deep Red Carnation._

Always cheerful _Coreopsis._

Always lovely _Indian Pink (double)._

Ambassador of love _Cabbage Rose._

Amiability _Jasmine._

Anger _Whin._

Animosity _St. John's Wort._

Anticipation _Gooseberry._

Anxious and trembling _Red Columbine._

Ardour _Cuckoo Plant._

Argument _Fig._

Arts or artifice _Acanthus._

Assiduous to please _Sprig of Ivy with tendrils._

Assignation _Pimpernel._

Attachment _Indian Jasmine._

Audacity _Larch._

Avarice _Scarlet Auricula._

Aversion _China or Indian Pink._

Bantering _Southern-wood._

Baseness _Dodder of Thyme._

Bashfulness _Peony._

Bashful shame _Deep Red Rose._

Beautiful eyes _Variegated Tulip._

Beauty _Party-coloured Daisy._

Beauty always new _China Rose._

Beauty, capricious _Lady's Slipper._

Beauty, capricious _Musk Rose._

Beauty, delicate _Flower of an Hour._

Beauty, delicate _Hibiscus._

Beauty, divine _American Cowslip._

Beauty, glorious _Glory Flower._

Beauty, lasting _Stock._

Beauty, magnificent _Calla Aethiopica._

Beauty, mental _Clematis._

Beauty, modest _Trillium Pictum._

Beauty, neglected _Throatwort._

Beauty, pensive _Laburnum._

Beauty, rustic _French Honeysuckle._

Beauty, unconscious _Burgundy Rose._

Beauty is your only attraction _Japan Rose._

Belle _Orchis._

Be mine _Four-leaved Clover._

Beneficence _Marshmallow._

Benevolence _Potato._

Betrayed _White Catchfly._

Beware _Oleander._

Beware _Rosebay._

Blackness _Ebony Tree._

Bluntness _Borage._

Blushes _Marjoram._

Boaster _Hydrangea._

Boldness _Pink._

Bonds _Convolvulus._

Bonds of Affection _Gillyflower._

Bravery _Oak Leaves._

Bravery and humanity _French Willow._

Bridal favour _Ivy Geranium._

Brilliant complexion _Damask Rose._

Bulk _Water Melon. Gourd._

Busybody _Quamoclit._

Bury me amid Nature's beauties _Persimon._

Call me not beautiful _Rose Unique._

Calm repose _Buckbean._

Calumny _Hellebore._

Calumny _Madder._

Change _Pimpernel._

Changeable disposition _Rye Grass._

Charity _Turnip._

Charming _Cluster of Musk Roses._

Charms, deceitful _Thorn Apple._

Cheerfulness in old age _American Starwort._

Cheerfulness under adversity _Chinese Chrysanthemum._

Chivalry _Monkskood (Helmet Flower)._

Cleanliness _Hyssop._

Coldheartedness _Lettuce._