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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Language of Flowers, by Kate Greenaway
Title: Language of Flowers
Author: Kate Greenaway
Release Date: March 10, 2010 [eBook #31591]
Language: English
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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
| Abecedary | Volatility. |
| Abatina | Fickleness. |
| Acacia | Friendship. |
| Acacia, Rose or White | Elegance. |
| Acacia, Yellow | Secret love. |
| Acanthus | The fine arts. Artifice. |
| Acalia | Temperance. |
| Achillea Millefolia | War. |
| Aconite (Wolfsbane) | Misanthropy. |
| Aconite, Crowfoot | Lustre. |
| Adonis, Flos | Painful recollections. |
| African Marigold | Vulgar minds. |
| Agnus Castus | Coldness. Indifference. |
| Agrimony | Thankfulness. Gratitude. |
| Almond (Common) | Stupidity. Indiscretion. |
| Almond (Flowering) | Hope. |
| Almond, Laurel | Perfidy |
| Allspice | Compassion. |
| Aloe | Grief. Religious superstition. |
| Althaea Frutex (Syrian Mallow) | Persuasion. |
| Alyssum (Sweet) | Worth beyond beauty. |
| Amaranth (Globe) | Immortality. Unfading love. |
| Amaranth (Cockscomb) | Foppery. Affectation. |
| Amaryllis | Pride. Timidity. Splendid beauty. |
| Ambrosia | Love returned. |
| American Cowslip | Divine beauty. |
| American Elm | Patriotism. |
| American Linden | Matrimony. |
| American Starwort | Welcome to a stranger. Cheerfulness in old age. |
| Amethyst | Admiration. |
| Anemone (Zephyr Flower) | Sickness. Expectation. |
| Anemone (Garden) | Forsaken. |
| Angelica | Inspiration. |
| Angrec | Royalty. |
| Apple | Temptation. |
| Apple (Blossom) | Preference. Fame speaks him great and good. |
| Apple, Thorn | Deceitful charms. |
| Apocynum (Dog's Vane) | Deceit. |
| Arbor Vitæ | Unchanging Friendship. Live for me. |
| Arum (Wake Robin) | Ardour. |
| Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower | Separation. |
| Ash Tree | Grandeur. |
| Aspen Tree | Lamentation. |
| Aster (China) | Variety. Afterthought. |
| Asphodel | My regrets follow you to the grave. |
| Auricula | Painting. |
| Auricula, Scarlet | Avarice. |
| Austurtium | Splendour. |
| Azalea | Temperance. |
| Bachelor's Buttons | Celibacy. |
| Balm | Sympathy. |
| Balm, Gentle | Pleasantry. |
| Balm of Gilead | Cure. Relief. |
| Balsam, Red | Touch me not. Impatient resolves. |
| Balsam, Yellow | Impatience. |
| Barberry | Sourness of temper. |
| Barberry Tree | Sharpness. |
| Basil | Hatred. |
| Bay Leaf | I change but in death. |