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Slanguage of flowers

“ Consider tbe lilies of the field.”—M att. vi. 28.

“ The flower fadeth : but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

Isaiah xl. 8.

The Bible

Language of Flowers

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PREFACE

EVER, perhaps, was there a time when Flowers
were more loved and prized than at the present
day. “ They seem intended,” as Ruskin has
beautifully said, “for the solace of “ordinary
“ humanity.”

There are few who have not felt something from time to time
of the feeling towards them to which Keble gave expression—

“ Ye dwell beside our paths and homes,

Our paths of sin, our homes of sorrow,

And guilty man, where’er he roams,

Your innocent mirth may borrow.

The birds of air before us fleet,

They cannot brook our shame to meet—

But we may taste your solace sweet,

And come again to-morrow.”

And thus, to the devout and thoughtful mind the flowers, which
have a message for all, speak a language of deeper and more
spiritual import: they speak of God, His beauty and His love
and the perfection of His works.

Fair and beautiful indeed they are in themselves, but they
are more than this to those who have eyes to see. “ I am the
“ Rose of Sharon,” says the heavenly Bridegroom in the
Canticles, “and the Lily of the Valley.” All the beauty of
Nature is but a faint reflection of the ineffable beauty of Him
who is “ the fairest among ten thousand and altogether lovely ; ”
and, hence, the flowers that deck our meadows and our hedge
rows, and make even the solitary wilderness to blossom as the
rose, become a ‘ ‘ wayside sacrament ” to the pure in heart.

As they speak to us of His beauty, so they manifest His love.
“ God added the flowers over and above,” it has been beautifully
said, “ when He had formed alj things for our use, just to show
“us how much He loved us.” It is no bare, dull world in
which He has placed us, but one in which we are surrounded
on all sides with proofs of His loving care. And hence, it is not
strange that flowers have ever been associated with the tenderest
feelings of the heart. So delicate in tint, so varied and beautiful
in form, it seems only fitting that many of them should have
been chosen to convey the language of affection.

The same loving God who gave them to us, and who Himself
“is Love,” has given to His children as His highest gift the
capacity of Love. “ Love is of God, and every one that loveth
“ is born of God, and knoweth God.” “ By this shall all men
“ know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

And thus the old familiar language of the flowers may be
translated into a higher and more divine language, and may tell
us the story of the love of God with all its kindred lessons.
The Snowdrop, so dearly loved in the early spring-time, may
speak to us of Hope and of Purity, and be the fitting emblem to
remind us that “every one that hath this hope in him purifieth
“ himself even as He is pure.” “ The violet by a mossy stone,
“half hidden from the eye,” may teach us the sweetness and
preciousness of Humility, as seen in Christ, and cultivated in
His true followers. The Forget-me-not may remind us of Him
who has promised never to leave us or forsake us ; and the lovely
Rose, so dear to all, may tell us of His unfailing Love. Thus
we shall learn more and more to “look through Nature up to
“ Nature’s God,” and ever cull afresh from the pages of God’s
Green Book the lessons of His Inspired Word.

For every reason, therefore, let us cherish our love of God’s
Flowers, and strive to drink in the countless influences which
they may bring to bear upon us. He misses much who passes
through life with eyes and ears closed to the sweet lessons of
Nature. “There is many a road into our hearts,” says
Kingsley, “ besides our ears and brains : many a sight and sound
“ and scent, of which we have never thought at all, sinks into
“ our memory and helps to shape our character; and thus
“ children brought up among beautiful sights will often show the
“fruit of their training in fair faces and noble thoughts.”
And if there is this subtle sympathy between the beauties of
Nature and man’s natural frame, surely the spiritual affinities are
no less real. Every Flower that blows may have a voice to him
who has ears to hear, and a revelation of eternal verities to him
who has eyes to see.

“ Every leaf in every nook,

Every wave in every brook.

Chanting with a solemn voice,

Minds us of our better choice.”

It only needs that we should “ lift up our hearts,” and pray with
the Christian poet,

“ Thou who hast given me eyes to see,

And love this sight so fair,

Give me a heart to find out Thee,

And read Thee everywhere.”

REV. CANON BRAMALD.

THE BIBLE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

ACACIA (Acacia A rabica)

Friendship.

Ye are My friends, if ye do what¬
soever I command you.

John xv. 14.

aconite see Monk's-hood

WINTER

ACONITE (Eranthus hiemalis)
Eagerness.

I press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus. Philippians iii. 14.

ADONIS see Flos Adonis

AGRIMONY

(Agrimonitf Eupatoria)

Thankfulness.

Giving thanks always for all
things unto God and the Father
in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Ephesians v. 20.

ALDER (Alnus glutinosa)

Comfort.

Let not your heart be troubled:
ye believe in God, believe also in
Me. . . I will not leave you com¬
fortless : I will come to you.

St. John xiv. 1, 18.

WILD

ALLSPICE (Benzoin odori/ermn)

Compassion.

Be ye all of one mind, having
compassion one of another ; love as
brethren ; be pitiful.

1 Peter iii. 8.

CAROLINA

ALLSPICE (Calycanthus floridtts)
Benevolence.

Do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing again; and your reward
shall be great. St. Luke vi. 35.

ALMOND (A mygdalus communis)

Hope.

We are saved by hope.

Romans viii. 24.

ALOE (Aloe soccotrina)

Grief.

Blessed are they that mourn : for
they shall be comforted.

St. Matthew v. 4 .

SWEET

ALYSSUM (Glyce maritima)

Safe and sure.

Hold Thou me up, and I shall be
safe. Psalms cxix. 117.

My people shall dwell in a
peaceable habitation, and in sure
dwellings. Isaiah xxxii. 18.

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AMARANTH

(Gomphrena globosa)

Undying Love.

Having loved His own which
were in the world, He loved them
to the end. St. John xiii. i.

AMARYLLIS

(A maryllis belladonna)

Pride.

Pride goeth before destruction,
and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs xvi. 18.

AMBROSIA

(Ambrosia Artemisifolia)

Love requited.

We love Him, because He first
loved us. ! John iv. 19.

ANDROMEDA

( A ndromcda pollfolia)

Self-sacrifice.

Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life
■y for his friends. St. John xv. 13.

WOOD

ANEMONE (A nemone nemo rasa )

Expectation.

The earnest expectation of the
creature waiteth for the manifesta¬
tion of the sons of God.

Romans viii. 19.

WOOD ANEMONE

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GARDEN

ANEMONE ( Anemanthus)

Forsaken.

I have been young, and now am
old; yet have I not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread. Psalms xxxvii. 25.

ANGELICA ( Angelica silvestris)

Inspiration.

All scripture is given by inspira¬
tion of God, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction,
for instruction in righteousness.

2 Timothy iii. 16.

APPLE (fruit) (Pirus Mains)
Temptation.

Lead us not into temptation ; but
deliver us from evil.

St. Luke xi. 4.

APPLE (blossom)

(Pirns Malus)

Preference.

Ye are my friends. . . I have
chosen you. St. John xv. 14, 16.

CRAB

APPLE (Pirns Malus)

Ill nature.

Lord . . who shall dwell in Thy
holy hill ? . . He that backbiteth
not with his tongue, nor doeth evil
to his neighbour. Psalms xv. r, 3.

THORN

APPLE (DaUira stramonium)

Deceitful ways.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is
vain : but a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised.

Proverbs xxxi. 30.

APRICOT (Prunus Armeniaca)

Doubt.

If ye have faith and doubt not,
. . whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer believing, ye shall receive.

St. Matthew xxi. 21, 22

WILD

ARUM (Arum maculatum)

Zealous ardour.

Now set your heart and your
soul to seek the Lord your God.

1 Chronicles xxii. 19.

Be zealous . . and repent.

Revelation iii. 19.

ASH (Fraxinus Excelsior)

Grandeur.

Surely every man walketh in a
vain show. . . He heapeth up
riches, and knoweth not who shall
gather them. Psalms xxxix. 6.

MOUNTAIN

ASH (Pirus A ucufiaria)

With me you are safe.

He will not suffer thy foot to
be moved : He that keepeth thee
will not slumber. Psalms cxxi. 3.

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AURICULA ( Primula, auricula)
Avarice.

The love of money is the root of
all evil. \ Timothy vi. io.

AZALEA ( A nthodendron )

Temperance.

Giving all diligence, add to your
faith virtue ; and to virtue know¬
ledge ; and to knowledge temper¬
ance. 2 Peter i. s> 6.

APPLE BLOSSOM

ASPHODEL ( Asphodelus albus)

Sorrowful unto death.

And the king was much moved,
. . and wept: and . . said, . .
Would God I had died for thee, O
Absalom, my son, my son !

2 Samuel xviii. 33.

CHINA

ASTER (Callistcpkus chinensis)

Variety.

O Lord, how manifold are Thy
works ! in wisdom hast Thou made
them all: the earth is full of Thy
riches. Psalms civ. 24.

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BACHELOR’S-BUTTON

( Centaurea-nigra )

Freedom.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us free.

Galatians v. i.

BALM (Melissa officinalis)

Sympathy.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice,
and weep with them that weep.

Romans xii. 15.

BALM OF GILEAD

(Dracocephalum canariense)

Cure; Relief.

Is there no balm in Gilead ; is
there no physician there ?

Jeremiah viii. 22.

Is any among you afflicted ? let
him pray. James v. 13.

BALSAM (lmpatiens Balsamina)

Impatience.

Stand in awe, and sin not: com¬
mune with your own heart upon
your bed, and be still.

Psalms iv. 4.

BARBERRY ( Berber is vulgaris)

Hastiness.

He that is slow to anger is better
than the mighty ; and he that ruleth
his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Proverbs xvi. 32.

WILD

BASIL (Calamintha clinopodium)

Hatred.

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil.

Psalms xcvii. 10.

SWEET

BASIL (Ocynmvt Basilicum)

Good wishes.

The Lord blessthee, and keep thee:
the Lord make His face shine upon
thee, and be gracious unto thee :
the Lord lift up His countenance
upon thee, and give thee peace.

Numbers vi. 24-26.

BAY ( Laurus nobilis)

Faithful unto death.

Be thou faithful unto death, and
I will give thee a crown of life.

Revelation ii. 10.

BAY WREATH (Laurus nobilis)

Reward.

Do good, and lend, hoping for
nothing again ; and your reward
shall be great, and ye shall be the
children of the Highest.

St. Luke vi. 35.

BEAR’S-FOOT

(// elleborus fcetidus)

Calumny.

Lord, who shall abide in Thy
tabernacle ? . . He that backbiteth
not with his tongue . . nor taketh
up a reproach against his neighbour.

Psalms xv. i, 3.

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BEECH ( Fagus silvatica)

Prosperity.

Peace be within thy walls, and
prosperity. Psalms exxii. 7.

BEGONIA ( Begonia)

Incompleteness ; Deformity.

There is none righteous, no, not
one. All have sinned, and come
short of the glory of God.

Romans iii. 10, 23.

CANTERBURY

BELL

(Campanula Medium or C. Tracheiium)

Acknowledgment.

In all thy ways acknowledge
Him, and He shall direct thy paths.

Proverbs iii. 6.

BELLA-DONN A see Deadly

Nightshade

BELL-FLOWER

(Campanula latifolia)

Gratitude.

What shall I render unto the
Lord for all His benefits toward me?

Psalms cxvi. 12.

PYRAMIDAL

BELL-FLOWER

(Campanula pyramidalis)

Unchanging.

The mountains shall depart, and
the hills be removed ; but My kind¬
ness shall not depart from thee,
neither shall the covenant of My
peace be removed. Isaiah liv. 10.

LARGE

BIND-WEED see Convolvulus

SMALL

BIND-WEED

(Convolvulus arvensis)

Humility.

Be clothed with humility : for
God resisteth the proud, and giveth
grace to the humble.

1 Peter v. 5.

BIRCH ( Be tula)

Meekness.

Blessed are the meek : for they
shall inherit the earth.

St. Matthew v. 5.

BIRD’S-FOOT

(Ornithopus perpusillus)

Revenge.

Avenge not yourselves, but rather
give place unto wrath : lor it is
written, Vengeance is Mine ; I will
repay, saith the Lord.

Romans xii. 19.

BITTER-SWEET

(Solarium dulcamara)

Truth.

Ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.

St. John viii. 32.

BLACK-BERRY see Bramble
BLUE-BELL

see Wild Hyacinth

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BLUE-BELL of Scotland

(Campanula rotundi/olia)

Constancy.

He hath said, I will never leave
thee, nor forsake thee. . . Jesus
Christ the same yesterday, and to¬
day, and for ever. Hebrews xiii. 5, 8.

CORN

BLUEBOTTLE

(Centaurea cyanus)

Gentility.

The servant of the Lord must
. . be gentle unto all men.

2 Timothy ii. 24.

BRAMBLE

BROOM

BORAGE (Borago officinalis)

Boldness.

Grant unto Thy servants, that
with all boldness they may speak
Thy word. Acts iv. 29.

BOX (Buxus sempervirens)

Fortitude.

In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear what flesh can do
unto me. Psalms lvi. 4.

BRAMBLE (R ubus fruticosus)

Lowliness.

Walk worthy of the vocation
wherewith ye are called, with all
lowliness. Ephesians iv. 1, 2.

SWEET

BRIER (eglantine)

(Rosa rubiginosa)

I wound but to heal.
Whom the Lord loveth He chas-
teneth. Hebrews xii. 6.

BROOM ( Genista tinctoria)

Humility.

Humble yourselves therefore
under the mighty hand of God,
that He may exalt you in due time.

i Peter v. 6 .

BROWALLIA

(Browallia Jamisonii)

Could you bear poverty ?

Ye know the grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that, though He was
rich, yet for your sakes He became
poor, that ye through His poverty
might be rich.

2 Corinthians viii. 9.

BUCK-BEAN

(Menyanthes tri/oliata)

Calm repose.

I am his . . until the day break
and the shadows flee away.

Canticles ii. 16, 17.
He giveth His beloved sleep.

Psalms cxxvii. 2.

BUGLOSS ( Alkanna officinalis)

Falsehood.

The lip of truth shall be estab¬
lished for ever : but a lying tongr°
is but for a moment.

Proverbs xii. 19.

BULL-RUSH ( Scirpus lacustris)

Docility.

Come, ye children, hearken unto
me : I will teach you the fear of the
Lord. Psalms xxxiv. 11.

BURDOCK ( Arctium Lappa)

Importunity.

Shall not God avenge His own
elect, which cry day and night unto
Him ? St. Luke xviii. 7.

BUTTER-CUP

(Ranunculus repens)

Ingratitude.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all His benefits : who
forgiveth all thine iniquities; who
healeth all thy diseases.

Psalms ciii. 2, 3.

BUTTERFLY-WEED

(Asclepias tuberosa)

Let me go.

Let me go, for the day breaketh.
And he said, I will not let thee go,
except thou bless me.

Genesis xxxii. 26.

CABBAGE ( Brassica oleracea )

Profit.

For what is a man profited, if
he shall gain the whole world, and
lose his own soul ?

St. Matthew xvi. 26.

CALCEOLARIA

see Lady's Slipper

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CANDYTUFT

CAMELLIA (Camel!-,ia jafonica)

Perfected loveliness.

And thy renown went forth
among the heathen for thy beauty:
for it was perfect through My come¬
liness, which I had put upon thee,
saith the Lord God. Ezekiel xvi. 14.

CAMOMILE (Anthemis nobilis)

Energy in adversity.

I sought the Lord, and He heard
me, and delivered me from all my
fears. ' Psalms xxxiv. 4.

CAMPANULA see Bell-flower
BLADDER

CAMPION (catch-fly)

(Silene inflata )

A snare.

They that will be rich fall into
temptation and a snare, and into
many foolish and hurtful lusts,
which drown men in destruction
and perdition. 1 Timothy vi. 9.

ROSE

CAMPION (Lychnis coronaria)
Deserve my love.

If ye love Me, keep My command¬
ments. . . He that loveth Me shall
be loved of My Father, and I will
love him. St. John xiv. 15, 21.

CANDYTUFT (Her is)

Indifference.

Hear now this, thou that . .
dwellest carelessly . . mischief

shall fall upon thee; thou shalt
not be able to put it off.

Isaiah xlvii. 8, 11.

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CARNATION

CAPER

see Hyssop

CARNATION

(Dianthus raryophyllus)

Disdain.

The pride of thine heart hath de¬
ceived thee. . . Though thou exalt
thyself as the eagle, and though
thou set thy nest, among the stars,
thence will I bring thee down, saith
the Lord. Obadiah 3, 4.

CATCH-FLY

see Bladder Campioti
CEDAR (/cica altissima >

Strength.

Stand fast in the faith, quit you
like men, be strong.

r Corinthians xvi. 13.

CEDAR OF LEBANON

(Cedms Libani)

Incorruptible.

The righteous shall „ . grow
like a cedar in Lebanon.

Psalms xcii. 12.

To an inheritance incorruptible,
and undefiled, and that fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven for you.

1 Peter t. 4.

LESSER

CELANDINE

(Ficaria ranunculoides)

joys to come.

The Lamb which is in the midst
of the throne . . shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters : and
God shall wipe away all tears from
their eyes. Revelation vii. 17.

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CENTAURY

(Erythrcea centaurium )

Delicacy.

He shall grow up before Him as
a tender plant, . . He was des¬
pised, and we esteemed Him not.

Isaiah liii. 2, 3.

NIGHT-BLOOMING

CEREUS (Cerens grandiflorus)

Transient Beauty.

Thou makest his beauty to con¬
sume away like a moth : surely
every man is vanity.

Psalms xxxix. n.

CHERRY TREE

( 1 Cerasus vulgaris)

Education.

Train up a child in the way he
should go : and when he is old, he
will not depart from it.

Proverbs xxii. 6.

CHERVIL

(Chierophylluvi sativum)

Sincerity.

Grace be with all them that love
our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity.

Ephesians vi. 24.

HORSE

CHESTNUT

(.Esculus Hippocastanuni)

Luxury.

Every man also to whom God
hath given riches and wealth . .
this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes v. 19.

SPANISH

CHESTNUT ( Castanea vesca)

Do me justice.

What doth the Lord require of
thee, but to do justly, and to love
mercy, and to walk humbly with
thy God ? Micah vi. 8.

CHICORY see Endive

CHICKWEED ( Alsine )

Place of meeting.

Where two or three are gathered
together in My name, there am I
in the midst of them.

St. Matthew xviii. 20.

CHRYSANTHEMUM

(Pyretiirum sinense)

Truth.

I am the way, the truth, and the
life. St. John xiv. 6.

Ye shall know the truth, and the
truth shall make you free.

St. John viii. 32.

CINERARIA (Cineraria)

Delightful always.

His delight is in the law of the
Lord; and in His law doth he
meditate day and night.

Psalms i. 2.

CINQUEFOIL

(Potentillu rcptans)

Maternal affection.

Can a woman forget her sucking
child ? . . yea, they may forget, yet
will I not forget thee.

Isaiah xlix. 15.

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CHRYSANTHEMUM

CUM

cisrus (C/stits ladaniferus)

I die to-morrow
What advantageth it me, if the
dead rise not ? let us eat and drink ;
for to-morrow we die.

i Corinthians xv. 32.
Ye know not what shall be on
the morrow. St. James iv. 14.

FOUR-LEAVED

CLOVER

Be mine.

And they shall be Mine, saith the
Lord of hosts, in that day when I
make up My jewels.

Malachi iii. 17.

HOLY

CLOVER

see Saintfoin

CLIANTHUS see Glory-flower

CLOVER ( Trifolium )

Provident.

Lay up for yourselves treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor
rust doth corrupt, and where thieves
do not break through nor steal.

St. Matthew vi. 20.

CLEMATIS ( Clematis)

Mental beauty.

Let the beauty of the Lord our
God be upon us. Psalms xc. t 7 .

WILD

CLEMATIS (traveller’s joy)

(1 Clematis Vitalba )

Safety.

Thou art my hiding place ; Thou
shalt preserve me from trouble.

Psalms xxxii. 7 .

CLOVER

CLOVER LEAF
I will.

Certainly I will be with thee.

Exodus iii. 12.

COBCEA {Coba'a scancicns)

Gossip.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my
mouth ; keep the door of my lips.

Psalms cxli. 3.

COLT’S-FOOT

(Tussilago Farfara)

Justice shall be done.
Justice and judgment are the
habitation of Thy throne : mercy
and truth shall go before Thy face.

Psalms lxxxix. 14.

SWEET

COLT’S-FOOT

Recompense.

The Lord God of recompences
shall surely requite.

Jeremiah li. 56.

PURPLE

COLUMBINE

(A qnilegia vulgaris)

Resolved to win.

I press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in
Christ Jesus. Philippians iii. 14.

RED

COLUMBINE

{Aquilegia Canadensis'

Anxious ; Trembling.

What time I am afraid, I will
^rust in Thee. Psalms lvi. 3.

r Serve the Lord with fear, and
rejoice with trembling.

Psai.ms ii. II.

CONVOLVULUS (major)

( Pharbitis hispidus)

Bonds.

The creature itself also shall be
delivered from the bondage of cor¬
ruption into the glorious liberty of
the children of God.

Romans viii. 21.

CONVOLVULUS (minor)

(1 Convolvulus tricolor)

Repose; Night.

I will both ldy me down in peace,
and sleep : for Thou, Lord, only
makest me dwell in safety.

Psalms iv. 8.

WILD WHITE

CONVOLVULUS

Short-lived joy.

The joy of our heart is ceased ;
our dance is turned into mourning.

. . woe unto us, that we have
sinned ! Lamentations v. 15, 16.

CORCHORUS (jute)

{Corchorus capsularis)

Impatient of absence.

My soul longeth, yea, even faint-
eth for the courts of the Lord : my
heart and my flesh crieth out for the
living God. Psalms lxxxiv. 2.

COREOPSIS ( Coreopsis)

Always cheerful.

We are troubled on every side,
yet not distressed; we are perplexed,
but not in despair ; persecuted, but
not forsaken.

2 Corinth 1 ATMs iv. 8, 9.

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CORIANDER

(Conundrum sativum)

Hidden worth.

The kingdom of heaven is like
unto treasure hid in a field ; the
which when a man hath found, he
hideth, and for joy thereof goeth
and selleth all that he hath, and
buyeth that field.

St. Matthew xiii. 44.

CORN (oat) (Avena sativa)

Riches.

Riches profit not in the day of

wrath. Proverbs xi. 4.

The blessing of the Lord, it
maketh rich, and He addeth no
sorrow with it. Proverbs x. 22.

CORN-COCKLE see Blue-bottle
CORNEL TREE

(Cornus mascula)

Duration.

The grass withereth, and the
flower thereof falleth away : but
the word of the Lord endureth for
ever. I Peter i. 24, 25.

COWSLIP (Primula veris)

Pensiveness.

Whatsoever things are true, what¬
soever things are honest, whatsoever
things are just, whatsoever things
are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report . . think on° these
things. Philippians iv. 8.

AMERICAN

COWSLIP ( Primula Americana)

Divine beauty.

Thine eyes shall see the King in
His beauty: they shall behold the
land that is very far off.

Isaiah xxxiii. 17.

CRANBERRY

(Oxy coccus palustris)

Relief from heartache.

I, even I, am He that comforteth
you. Isaiah li. 12.

I am with you alway, even unto
the end of the world.

St. Matthew xxviii. 20.

BEARDED

CREPIS see Hawk's-beard

CRESS (Lepiditan sativum)

Stability.

Wisdom and knowledge shall be
the stability of thy times, and
strength of salvation . the fear of
the Lord is his treasure.

Isaiah xxxiii. 6.

INDIAN

CRESS see Dwarf Nasturtium.
SPRING

CROCUS ( Crocus vernus)

Youthful gladness.

Thy people shall be willing in the
day of Thy power, in the beauties of
holiness : . . Thou hast the dew
of Thy youth. Psalms cx. 3.

14

AUTUMNAL

CROCUS ( Crocus sativus)

Beware of excess.

Be not drunk with wine, wherein
is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit. Ephesians v. 18.

CROWN IMPERIAL

0 Fritillaria imperialist

Majesty ; Power.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness,
and the power, and the glory, and
the victory, and the majesty: for all
that is in the heaven and in the earth
is Thine. i Chronicles xxix. ii.

CROWFOOT see Buttercup
CUCKOO-FLOWER

(Cardamine pratensis)

Paternal error.

The son shall not bear the in¬
iquity of the father, neither shall
the father bear the iniquity of the
son. Ezekiel xviii. 20.

CUCKOO-PINT

see Wild Arum
CYCLAMEN f Cyclamen )

Diffidence.

Let no rnan despise thy youth.

1 Timothy iv. 12.

CYP RESS ( Cupressus sempervirens)
Death.

And God shall wipe away all
tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither
sorrow, nor crying, neither shall
there be any more pain : for the
former things are passed away.

Revelation >xi- 4.

15

DAFFODIL

(Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus)

Regard.

And we beseech you, brethren,
to know them which labour among
you, and are over you in the Lord,
and admonish you ; and to esteem
them very highly in love for their
work’s sake.

i Thessalonians v. 12, 13.

DAHLIA {Dahlia)

Instability.

Ask in faith, nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like a wave
of the sea driven with the wind and
tossed. James i. 6.

DAISY {Beilis perennis)

Innocence.

I will wash mine hands in inno-
cency : so will I compass thine
altar, O Lord. Psalms xxvi. 6.

MICHAELMAS

DAISY {Aster Tradescanti)

Farewell.

Now I go my way to Him that
sent Me. . . But I will see you
again, and your heart shall rejoice.

St. John xvi. 5, 22.

OX-EYE

DAISY

{Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

I will think of it.

Know therefore this day, and
consider it in thine heart, that the
Lord He is God in heaven above,
and upon the earth beneath : there
is none else. Deuteronomy iv. 39.

DANDELION

{Taraxacum dens leonis)

No.

If sinners entice thee, consent
thou not. Proverbs i. 10.

DAP HNE {Daphne pontica)

Immortality.

When this corruptible shall have
put on incorruption, and this mortal
shall have put on immortality, then
shall be brought to pass the saying
that is written, Death is swal¬
lowed up in victory.

1 Corinthians xv. 54.

DARNEL {Lolium temulentum)

Vice.

Evilcommunications corrupt good
manners. 1 Corinthians xv. 33.

Abstain from all appearance of
ev ik 1 Thessalonians v. 22.

DOCK {Rumex obtusifclius)

Patience.

The Lord direct your hearts into
the love of God, and into the
patient waiting for Christ.

2 Thessalonians iii. 5.

DODDER {Cuscuta epithymum)

Baseness.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and
thy lips from speaking guile. De¬
part from evil, and do good.

Psalms xxxiv. 13, 14.

DOG’S-BANE see Fly-trap

16

DOG-WOOD (Cormis sanguined)

Durability.

The world passeth away, and the
lust thereof: but he that doeth the
will of God abideth for ever.

x John Ii. 17.

EGLANTINE see Sweet Brier

ELDER, (Sambucus nigra )

Zealousness.

Fervent in spirit; serving the
Lord. Romans xii. it.

Be instant in season, out of
season ; reprove, rebuke, exhort.

2 Timothy iv. 2.

ELM ( Ulmus campestri ')

Dignity.

Let thine eyes look . . straight
before thee. Ponder the path of
thy feet, and let all thy ways be
established. Turn not to the right
hand nor to the left.

Proverbs iv. 23-27.

ENDIVE (Cichorium Eudivia)

Frugality.

When they were filled, He said
unto his disciples, Gather up the
fragments that remain, that nothing
be lost. St. John vi. 12.

ESCHSCHOLTZIA

see Californian Poppy

17

EUPATORIUM

see Agrimony

EVERLASTING

( Xeranthemum )

Unceasing remembrance.

The righteous shall be in ever¬
lasting remembrance.

Psalms cxii. 6.

EYEBRIGHT {Euphrasia)
Recognition.

I am the Good Shepherd, and
know My sheep, and am known of
Mine. St. John x. 14.

FENNEL (. Fceniculum vulgare)

Strength.

I can do all things through Christ
which strengtheneth me.

Philippians iv. 13.

FERN ( Polypodium, &rc.)

Fascination; Constraint.

I drew them with cords, . . with
bands of love. Hosea xi. 4.

For the love of Christ constraineth
us. 2 Corinthians >\ 14.

FLOWERING

FERN {Osmunda re galls)

Confidence in Heaven.

We trust in the living God, who
is the Saviour of all men, specially
of those that believe.

1 Timothy iv. 10.

18

FIG (Ficus carica)

Fruitful.

Walk worthy of the Lord unto
all pleasing, being fruitful in every
good work. Colossians i. 10.

I* I LB ERT see Hazel

IIR (Abies)

Time.

To every thing there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under
the heaven. Ecclesiastes iii. i.

SCOTCH

FIR (Pinus silvestris)

Elevation.

The Lord maketh poor, and
maketh rich: he bringeth low,
and lifteth up. x Samuel ii. 7.

FLAX (Linum usitatissimum)

Domestic industry.

A virtuous woman . . seeketh
wool,and flax, and worketh willingly
with her hands. . . She looketh
well to the ways of her household.

Proverbs xxxi. 10, 13, 27.

SCARLET

FLAX (L inum coccineuni)

Generosity.

Give; not grudgingly, or of
necessity : for God loveth a cheer¬
ful giver. 2 Corinthians ix. 7.

FLEUR-DE-LIS see Iris

FLOS ADONIS

(Adonis auiutnnalis)

Painful recollections.

My life is spent with grief, and
my years with sighing : my strength
faileth because of mine iniquity.

Psalms xxxi. 10.

FLY-TRAP (dog’s-bane)

(Apocynum androseemifoliuni)

\ Deceit.

He that worketh deceit shall not
dwell within My house.

Psalms ci. 7.

FORGET-ME-NOT

(Myosotis palps iris)

Forget me not.

Yet will I not forget thee.

Isaiah xlix. 15.

FOXGLOVE

[Digitalis purpurea )

Insincerity.

This people draweth nigh unto
Me with their mouth, and honoureth
Me with their lips ; but their heart
is far from Me. St. Matthew xv. 8.

CHECKERED

FRITILLARY

(Fritillaria Meleagris)

Persecution.

Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against
you falsely, for My sake.

St. Matthew v. ii.

19

FORGET-ME-NOT

GERANIUM (Geraniacetr)

Kindness.

I will betroth thee unto Me . . .
in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

Hosea ii. iq.

Jer. xxxi. 3

GARDENIA

(Gardenia campanulata)

Refinement.

Behold, I have refined thee, but
not with silver ; I have chosen thee
in the furnace of affliction.

Isaiah xlviii. 10.

FUCHSIA (Fuchsia)

Good taste; Fitness.

I will therefore . . that women
adorn themselves in modest apparel,
with shamefacedness and sobriety.

i Timothy ii. 8, 9.

FURZE ( Ulcx Europceus)

Love through all seasons.

I have loved thee with an ever
lasting love : therefore with loving
kindness have I drawn thee.

GERANIUM

20

GILLIFLOWER

(Mattkiola incana)

Bonds of affection.

Set your affection on things
above, not on things on the earth.

Colossians iii. 2.

Be kindly affectioned one to
another. Romans xii. 10.

GLADIOLUS ( Gladiolus )

Ready armed.

Take unto you the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to
withstand in the evil day, and
having done all, to stand.

Ephesians vi. 13

GLORY-FLOWER

(Clianthus puniceus)

Glorious beauty.

Give unto the Lord the glory due
unto His name : bring an offering,
and come before Him : worship the
Lord in the beauty of holiness.

1 Chronicles xvi. 29.

GOLDEN-ROD

(Solidago Virgaurea)

Precaution.

Be careful for nothing; but in
everything by prayer and supplica¬
tion . . let your requests be made
known unto God.

Philippians iv. 6.

GOOSEBERRY ( RibesUva crispa)
Anticipation.

Looking for that blessed hope,
and the glorious appearing of the
great God and our Saviour Jesus
Christ. Titus ii. 13.

GORSE see Furze

FOX

GRAPE ( Vitis vulpina)

Christian charity.

And now abideth faith, hope,
charity, these three ; but the great¬
est of these is charity.

Corinthians xiii. 13.

GRASS (Gr atninacece)

Submission; Utility.

Be subject one to another.

i Peter v. 5.

For all flesh is as grass, and all
the glory of man as the flower of
2 rass> 1 Peter i. 24.

QUAKING

GRASS ( Briza media)

Agitation.

To this man will I look, even to
him that is poor and of a contrite
spirit, and trembleth at My word.

Isaiah lxvi. 2.

RAY OR RYE

GRASS see Darnel

21

VERNAL

GRASS (A nthoxanthum odoraturn)

Poor, but happy.

If God so clothe the grass of the
field, which to day is, and to morrow
is cast into the oven, shall He not
much more clothe you, O ye of
little faith ? St. Matthew vi. 30.

GROUNDSEL (Senecio vulgaris)

Meet me again.

Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel, which sent thee this day to
meet me. 1 Samuel xxv. 32.

HANDFLOWER-TREE

(Cheirostemon platanoides)

Warning.

The night is far spent, the day is
at hand. Romans xiii. 12.

He that taketh warning shall
deliver his soul. Ezekiel xxxiii. 5.

HAREBELL see Blue-bell of

Scotland

HAWK’S-BEARD

(Crepis virens )

Protection.

The Lord also will be a refuge
for the oppressed, a refuge in times
of trouble. Psalms ix. 9.

HAWKWEED (Hieracium)

Quicksightedness.

Blessed are those servants, whom
the Lord when He cometh shall
find watching. St. Luke xii. 37.

HAWTHORN see Thorn

HAZEL (filbert)

(Corylus Avellana)

Reconciliation.

All things are of God, who hath
reconciled us to Himself by Jesus
Christ, and hath given to us the
ministry of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians v. 18.

HEARTSEASE see Pansy

HEATH (Erica)

Solitude.

And the Lord God said, It is not
good that the man should be alone.

Genesis ii. 18.

G< 1 ’eth the solitary in families.

Psalms lxviii. 6.

HLi f HER— Purple

(Calluna vulgaris)

Persevere.

Praying always with ail prayer
and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perse¬
verance. Ephesians vi. 18.

HEATHER— White

(Calinna vulgaris)

Good luck.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a
good thing, and obtaineth favour of
the Lord. Proverhs xviii. 22

22

HELEN IUM {Helenium)

Tears.

Jesus wept. St. John xi. 35.
The Lord God will wipe away
tears from off all faces.

Isaiah xxv. 8.

HELIOTROPE

(//cliptropium Peritvianum)

I turn to Thee.

Then Simon Peter answered Him,
Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou
hast the words of eternal life.

St. John vi. 68.

HELLEBORE see Bear s-foot

V

HEMLOCK (Conium ma-culatum)
Poisonous; Deadly.

But the tongue can no man tame;
it is an unruly evil, full of deadly
poison. James iii. 8.

HEMP ( Cannabis sativa)

Fate; Futurity.

It is appointed unto men once to
die, but after this the judgment.

Hebrews ix. 27.

HENBANE (- Hyoscyamus niger)

Imperfection.

When I would do good, evil is
present with me. . . . O

wretched man that I am! who shall
deliver me from the body of this
death ? Romans vii. 2i, 24.

HAWTHORN

23

HEPATICA (Heftutica. triloba

Confidence.

O God of our salvation ; who art
the confidence of all the ends of the
earth. Psalms lxv. 5.

HIBISCUS (Hibiscus Rosa sinensis)

Royal beauty.

Let Thy work appear unto Thy
servants, and Thy glory unto their
children. And let the beauty of the
Lord our God be upon us.

Psalms xc. 16, 17.

HOLLY (Ilex aquifolium)

Foresight.

I foresaw the Lord always before
my face, for He is on my right
hand, that I should not be moved.

Acts ii. 25.

HOLLYHOCK (Althcea rosea)
Fruitfulness.

He that abideth in Me, and I in
him, the same bringeth forth much
fruit : for without Me ye can do
nothing. St. John xv. 5.

HONESTY (Lunaria biennis)

Honesty.

Provide things honest in the sight
of all men. Romans xii. 17.

HONEYSUCKLE

(Lonicera Periclymenum)

Brotherly love.

One is your Master, even Christ;
and all ye are brethren.

St. Matthew xxiii. 8.
Let brotherly love continue.

Hebrews xiii. 1.

HOP ( Humulus Luftulus)

Injustice.

He that is unjust in the least is
unjust also in much.

St. Luke xvi. 10.

HORNBEAM (Carftinus Betulus)

Ornament.

That which is not corruptible,
even the ornament of a meek and
quiet spirit, which is in the sight of
God of great price. 1 Peter iii. 4.

HOUSELEEK

(Senipervivum tectorum)

Shelter.

Thou hast been a shelter for me,
and a strong tower from the enemy.
I will abide in Thy tabernacle for
ever. Psalms lxi. 3, 4.

HOYA (Hoya imfterialis)

As thou wilt.

O Lord, Thou art our Father ;
we are the clay, and Thou our
potter; and we all are the work of
Thy hand. Isaiah Ixiv. 8.

HUMBLE-PLANT

(Mimosa ftudica)

Despondency.

Why art thou cast down, O my
soul ? and why art thou disquieted
within me ? hope thou in God.

Psalms xlii. 11.

HYACINTH

(Hyacinthus orientalis)

Sorrow.

For godly sorrow worketh repent¬
ance to salvation not to be repented
of: but the sorrow of the world
worketh death.

2 Corinthians vii. 10.

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WILD

HYACINTH (Blue-bell)

(Hyacinthus non scriptus)

Activity ; Play.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to
do, do it with thy might; . . .

the race is not to the swift, nor the
battle to the strong, . . . but

time and chance happeneth to them
all. , Ecclesiastes ix. 10, n.

HYDRANGEA

(.Hydrangea hortensis)

Boasting.

Let not him that girdeth on his
harness boast himself as he that
putteth it off. i Kings xx. ii.

COMMON

HYSSOP ( Hyssopus officinalis)

Cleansing.

Cleanse Thou me from secret
faults. Psalms xix. 12.

The blood of Jesus Christ His Son
cleanseth us from all sin.

x John i. 7.

HYSSOP OF THE BIBLE
(caper) ( Capparis spinosa)

Purification.

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean. . . . Create in me a

clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me.

Psalms Ii. 7, 10.

IMMORTELLE [Xeranthemum)
see Everlasting

WILD

HYACINTH

(Iris pseud-acorns')

Fire; Flame.

And the light of Israel shall be
for a fire, and his Holy One for a
flame : and it shall burn and devour
his thorns and his briers in one day.

Isaiah x. 17.

IV V (Hedera helix)

Friendship; Memory.

When therefore He was risen from
the dead, His disciples remembered
. . . the word which Jesus had

said. St.John ii. 22.

JACOB’S LADDER

(Polemonium cceruleum)

Come down.

And Jacob . . dreamed,

and behold a ladder set up on the
earth, and the top of it reached to
Heaven : and behold the angels of
God ascending and descending on it.

Genesis xxviii. 10, 12.

JASMINE (Jasminum officinale)

Amiability.

Her ways are ways of pleasant¬
ness, and all her paths are peace.

Proverbs iii. 17.

26

CAPE

JASMINE C Gardenia florida )

Transport of joy.

In Thy presence is fulness of
joy; at Thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore.

Psalms xvi. n.

CAROLINA

JASMINE (i Gelsemiutn nitidum)

Separation.

Neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come,

. . . shall be able to separate

us from the love of God, which is
in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans viii. 38, 39.

INDIAN

JASMINE (Quamoclit coccinea)

Abide with me.

Abide in Me, and I in yon. As
the branch cannot bear fruit of
itself, except it abide in the vine ;
no more can ye, except ye abide in
Me. John xv. 4.

SPANISH

JASMINE

( Jasminum gra ndifloru m )

Sensuality.

They that are Christ’s have
crucified the flesh with the affec¬
tions and lusts. Galatians v. 24.

JONQUIL ( Narcissus Jonquilld)
Give me thy heart.

My son, give me thine heart.
Hearken unto thy father that begat
thee, and despise not thy mother.

Proverbs xxiii. 26, 22.

JUDAS-TREE

(Cercis siliquastrum )

Treachery.

"Verily, verily, I say unto you,
that one of you shall betray Me.

St. John xiii. 2:.

JUNIPER (Juniperus cominutis)
Succour.

For in that He Himself hath
suffered being tempted, He is able
to succour then! that are tempted.

Hebrews ii. 18.

JUTE see Cor chorus

KINGCUP (Ranunculus bulbosus )
Desire of riches.

Labour not to be rich : . . .

for riches certainly make them¬
selves wings ; they fly away as an
eagle toward heaven.

Proverbs xxiii. 4, 5.

KNAP-WEED

see Bachelor s Button
LABURNUM ( Cytisus Laburnum)
Pensive beauty.

Mary kept all these things, and
pondered them in her heart.

St. Luke ii. 19.

LADY’S SLIPPER

(Cypripedium)

A Gift.

It is more blessed to give than to
receive. acts xx. 35.

LANTANA (Lantana)

Rigour.

Thou therefore endure hardness,
as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy ii. 3.

27

LARCH TREE ( Abies larix)

Audacity.

From the days of John the Baptist
until now the kingdom of heaven
suffereth violence, and the violent
take it by force.

Sr. Matthew xi. 12.

LARKSPUR (Delphinium)
Haughtiness.

Better it is to be of an humble
spirit with the lowly, than to divide
the spoil with the proud.

Proverbs xvi. 1 q .

KINGCUP «

■;

LILY OF THE VALLEY

LAUREL (Cerasus Laurocerasus)

Glory.

Let him that glorieth glory in
this, that he understandeth and
knoweth Me. Jeremiah ix. 24.

GROUND

LAUREL ( Epig & a . repens )

Perseverance.

He that overcometh, and keepeth
My works unto the end, to him will
I give power over the nations.

Revelation ii. 2 C .

28

LAURUSTINUS

(Viburnum Tinus)

A token.

Shew me a token for good.

Psalms Ixxxvi. 17.
We walk by faith, not by sight.

2 Corinthians v. 7.
LAVENDER (Lavandula vera)
Distrust.

Why art thou cast down, O my
soul? and why art thou disquieted
within me ? hope thou in God.

Psalms xlii. n.

LICHEN (cup-moss)

(Cenomyce Pyxidata )

Dejection.

P'rom the end of the earth will
I cry unto Thee, when my heart is
overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock
that is higher than I.

Psalms lxi. 2.

LILAC ( Syringa vulgaris)

Youthful innocence.

Take heed that ye despise not one
of these little ones; for I say unto
you, That in heaven their angels do
always behold the face of My P'ather
which is in heaven.

St. Matthew xviii. 10.

GROUND

LILAC ( Muscari monstrosum)

Lowliness.

Though the Lord be high, yet
hath He respect unto the lowly.

Psalms cxxxviii. 6.

WHITE

LILY {L ilium candidum)

Purity.

Unto the pure all things are pure.

Titus i. 15.

TRUMPET

LILY ( Richardia SEthiopica)

Magnificent beauty.
Awake, awake; put on thy
strength, O Zion; put on thy
beautiful garments, O Jerusalem,
the holy city. Isaiah Hi. 1.

LILY OF THE VALLEY

(Convallaria majalis)

Unconscious sweetness.

I am . . the Lily of the

Valleys. Canticles ii. 1.

Consider the lilies of the field, how
they grow; they toil not, neither do
they spin : and yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory
was not arrayed like one of these.

St. Matthew vi. 28, 29.

WATER

LILY (Nymphtza)

Heart-purity.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God.

St. Matthew v. 8.

LIME or LINDEN

(Tilia Europeea)

Wedded love.

Ye wives, be in subjection to your
own husbands . . . Likewise, ye
husbands, dwell with them accord¬
ing to knowledge ... as being
heirs together of the grace of life.

1 Peter iii. 1-7.

LIVERWORT

(Marchantia polymorpha )

Reliance.

This is the confidence that we
have in Him, that, if we ask any¬
thing according to His will, He
heareth us. 1 John v. 14.

29

LOBELIA ( Lobelia )

Malevolence.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and
anger, and clamour, and evil speak¬
ing, be put away from you, with all
malice. Ephesians iv. 31.

LOCUST TREE

(Robinia Pseudacacia)

Elegance.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is
vain : but a woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised.

Proverbs xxxi. 30.

LONDON-PRIDE

(Saxifraga umbrosa)

Frivolity.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool
in a mortar among wheat with a
pestle, yet will not his foolishness
depart from him.

Proverbs xxvii. 22.

LORDS-AND-LADIES

see Wild Arum
LOTUS ( Nelumbium speciosutn)

Eloquence.

Though I speak with the tongues
of men and of angels* and have not
charity, I am become as sounding
brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Corinthians xiii. 1.

LOVE-IN-A-MIST

(A 'igclla damascena)

Perplexity.

We are troubled on every side,
yet not distressed; we are perplexed,
but not in despair.

2 Corinthians iv. 8.
The Lord shall guide thee con¬
tinually. Isaiah lviii. n.

LOVE LIES BLEEDING

(A maranthus candatus)

Hopeless.

Where is now my hope? As for
my hope, who shall see it ?

Job xvii. 15.

Sorrow not, even as others which
have no hope.

1 Thessalonians iv. 13.

LUCE RNE (Mcdicago sativd)

A lamp.

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path.

Psalms cxix. 105.

LUPINE (A up inns')

Imagination.

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,
neither have entered into the heart
of man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love Him.

1 Corinthians ii. 9.

SCARLET

LYCHNIS ( Lychnis Chalcedonica)
Bright eyes.

The commandment of the Lord
is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Psalms xix. 8.

The eyes of the Lord are in every
place, beholding the evil and the
good. Proverbs xv. 3.

MADDER (Rubia tinctorum)

Scandal; Calumny.

Wherefore, laying aside all malice
. . . and all evil speakings, as

newborn babes, desire the sincere
milk of the word, that ye may grow
thereby. I Peter ii. 1, 2.

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MAGNOLIA

{Magnolia grandiflora)

Love of Nature.

Thou visitest the earth, and
waterest it . . . Thou crownest

the year with Thy goodness . . .

The pastures are clothed with flocks ;
the valleys also are covered over
with corn ; they shout for joy, they
also sing. Psalms lxv. 9, 11, 13.

MALLOW (Malva silvestris)

Mildness.

The Lord taketh pleasure in His
people : He will beautify the meek
with salvation. Psalms cxlix. 4.

MARSH

MALLOW (Althcea officinalis)

Beneficence.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all His benefits. . . .

Who crowneth thee with loving¬
kindness and tender mercies.

Psalms ciii. 2, 4.

SYRIAN

MALLOW (A lthee a frutex)

Persuasion.

He said unto him. If they hear
not Moses and the prophets, neither
will they be persuaded, though one
rose from the dead.

St. Luke xvi. 31.

MANDRAKE (Mandragora)

Horror.

Fearfulness and trembling are
come upon me, and horror hath
overwhelmed me. And I said, Oh
that I had wings like a dove ! for
then would I fly away, and be at
rest. Psalms lv. 5, 6.

MAPLE {Acer saccharinum)

Reserve.

Let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak. James i. 19.

HEDGE

MAPLE (Acer campestre)

Forgiveness.

If ye forgive not men their tres¬
passes, neither will your Father
forgive your trespasses.

St. Matthew vi. 15.

MARIGOLD

(Calendula officinalis)

Prediction; Prophecy.
Take ye heed : behold, I have
foretold you all things.

St. Mark xiii. 23.

AFRICAN

MARIGOLD (Tagetes erecta)
Common; Vulgar.

What God hath cleansed, that
call not thou common. Acts xi. 9.

FIG

MARIGOLD

( Mesembryanthemum)

Idleness.

Why stand ye here all the day
idle ? . . . Go ye also into the

vineyard ; and whatsoever is right,
that shall ye receive.

St. Matthew xx. 6, 7.

FRENCH

MARIGOLD ( Tagetes fiatula)
Jealousy.

Love is strong as death ; jealousy
is cruel as the grave.

Canticles viii. 6.

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MARJORAM

(i Origanum Majorana)

Blushes.

O my God, I am ashamed and
blush to lift up my face to Thee,
my God: for our iniquities are
increased over our head.

Ezra ix. 6.

MARVEL OF PERU

(Mirabilis Ja/apa)

Timidity.

When thou best down, thou shalt
not be afraid : yea, thou shalt lie
down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Proverbs iii. 24.

MAY see Haw Thorn

MEADOWSWEET

(Spircea Ultnaria)

Sweet-tempered.

Be kindly affectioned one to
another ... in honour pre¬
ferring one another. ... As
much as lieth in you, live peaceably
with all men. Romans xii. 10, 18.

M E RC U RY ( Mercurialis pcrennis)
Goodness.

Despisest thou the riches of His
goodness . . . not knowing that
the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance ? Romans ii. 4.

MEZEREON (Daphne Mezereum)
Desire to please.

No servant can serve two masters :
for either he will hate the one, and
love the other ; or else he will hold
to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

St. Luke xvi. 13.

MIGNONETTE {Reseda odorata)
Worth far beyond beauty.

For He shall grow up before Him
as a tender plant, and as a root out
of a dry ground : He hath no form
nor comeliness ; and when we shall
see Him, there is no beauty that we
should desire Him. Isaiah liii. 2.
MILFOIL {Achillea Millefolium)
War.

They shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks : nation shall not lift
up sword against nation, neither
shall they learn war any more.

Isaiah ii. 4.

MILK-VETCH {Astragalus')
Solace.

Yea, though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil : for Thou art with me ;
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort
me. Psalms xxiii. 4.

MILK-WORT {Polygala vulgaris)
Withdrawn from the world.

If I take the wings of the morning,
and dwell in the uttermost parts of
the sea ; even there shall Thy hand
lead me, and Thy right hand shall
hold me. Psalms cxxxix. 9, 10.

MIMOSA see Sensitive Plant
PEPPER

MIN P {Mentha Piperita)

Virtue.

Giving all diligence, add to your
faith virtue; and to virtue know¬
ledge ; and to knowledge temper¬
ance ; and to temperance patience.

2 Peter i. 5, 6.

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SPEAR

MINT (Mentha viridis)

Suspicion.

Jesus stretched forth His hand
and caught him, and said unto him,
O thou of little faith, wherefore didst
thou doubt ? St. Matthew xiv. 31.

MISTLETOE (Viscum album)

Surmounting difficulties.

To him that overcometh will I
grant to sit with Me in My throne,
even as I also overcame, and am set
down with My Father in His throne.

Revelation iii. 21.

MITRARIA (Mitraria coccinea)

Indolence.

Not slothful in business.

Romans xii. 11.
An idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs xix. 15.

MONK’S-HOOD

(Aconitum Napellus)

A deadly foe is near.

Be sober, be vigilant ; because
your adversary the devil, as a roar¬
ing lion, walketh about, seeking
whom he may devour.

1 Peter v. 8.

MOON-WORT (Rumex Lunarid)
Forgetfulness.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and
forget not all His benefits.

Psalms clii. 2.

He being not a forgetful hearer,
but a doer of the work, this man
shall be blessed in his deed.

James i. 25.

MORNING-GLORY

see Convolvulus ( Major)

MIGNONETTE

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MOSS

(Musti) MUSTARD

Maternal love.

As one whom his mother com-
forteth, so will I comfort you.

Isaiah lxvi, 13.

ICELAND

MOSS ( Cetraria islandica )

Health.

I will restore health unto thee,
and I will heal thee of thy wounds,
saith the Lord. Jeremiah xxx. 17.

MOTHERWORT

(Leonurus cardiaca)

Concealed love.

I am the Lord, and there is none
else, there is no God beside Me :
I girded thee, though thou hast not
known Me. Isaiah xlv. s .

MULBERRY (Morns nigra)
Wisdom.

My son, attend unto my wisdom,
and bow thine ear to my under¬
standing : that thou mayest regard
discretion, and that thy lips may
keep knowledge. Proverbs v. i, 2.

Doth not wisdom cry ? and under¬
standing put forth her voice ?

Proverbs viii. x.

MULLEIN ( Verbascum T/lapsus)
Good-nature.

Not rendering evil for evil, or
railing for railing : but contrariwise
blessing. 1 Peter iii. 9.

MUSK (Mimulus moschatus)

Weakness.

I am thy God : I will strengthen
thee ; yea, I will help thee ; yea, I
will uphold thee with the right hand
of My righteousness. Isaiah xli. 10.

(Sinapis nigra and S. alba)

Increase.

The kingdom of heaven is like to
a grain of mustard seed.

St. Matthew xiii. 31.
MY RRH (Balsamodendron Myrrha)

Gladness.

Serve the Lord with gladness.

Psalms c. 2.

I will be glad and rejoice in Thee.

Psalms ix. 2.

MYRTLE ( Myrtus communis)

Love.

Herein is love, not that we loved
God, but that He loved us, and sent
His Son to be the propitiation for
our sins. 1 John iv. 10.

NASTURTIUM

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NARCISSUS ( Narcissus poeticus)
Self-sufficient.

When thou doest thine alms, do
not sound a trumpet before thee.

St. Matthew vi. 2.

NASTURTIUM

( Tropceolym majus)

Love of country.

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let
my right hand forget her cunning.

Psai.ms cxxxvii. 5.

DWARF

NASTURTIUM

( Tropceolum minus)

Warlike.

Thou hast ascended on high,
thou hast led captivity captive.

Psalms lxviii. 18.

NEMOPHILA

(Nemophila insignis)

Success.

He shall have dominion also from
sea to sea. and from the river unto
the ends of the earth.

Psai.ms Ixxii. 8.

DEAD

NETTLE ( Lamium album)

Slander.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and
his tongue keepeth his soul from
troubles. Proverbs xxi. 23.

STINGING

NETTLE , llrtica dioica)

Spitefulness.

Thou beholdest mischief and
spite, to requite it with Thy hand:
the poor committeth himself unto
Thee. Psalms x. 14.

DEADLY

NIGHTSHADE

(A tropa belladonna)

It is untrue.

All liars shall have their part in
the lake which burneth with fire.

Revelation xxi. 8.

WOODY

NIGHTSHADE

see Bitter-Sweet.
OAK (Quercus)

Bravery.

The wicked flee when no man
pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion. Proverbs xxviii. 1.

LIVE

OAK ( Quercus virens)

Liberty.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty
wherewith Christ hath made us free.

Galatians v. i.

OAT (A vena sativa)

Music.

And they sung a new song.

Revelation v. 9.

Oh that men would praise the
Lord for His goodness, and for His
wonderful works to the children of
men ! Psalms cvii. 21.

OLD MAN see Southernwood

OLD MAN’S BEARD

see Wild Clematis
OLEANDER ( Nerium oleander)

Beware.

Beware that thou forget not the
Lord thy God, in not keeping His
commandments.

Deuteronomy viii. 11.

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OLIVE « ( Ole a Europcea)

Peace.

Peace I leave with you, my peace
I give unto you : not as the world
giveth, give I unto you.

St. John xiv. 27.

MOCK

ORANGE see Syringa

ORANGE BLOSSOM

(Citrus aurantiuni)

Marriage.

Be ye not unequally yoked to¬
gether with unbelievers : for what
fellowship hath righteousness with
unrighteousness? and what com¬
munion hath light with darkness ?

2 Corinthians vi. 14 .
Ilusbands, love your wives.

Ephesians v. 25.

ORCHIS ( Orchis maculata)

Beauty.

And thy renown went forth
among the heathen for thy beauty .
for it was perfect through My come¬
liness, which I had put upon thee,
saith the Lord God.

_ Ezekiel xvi. 14.

BEE *

ORCHIS ( Ophrys apifera)

Industry.

Seest thou a man diligent in his
business ? he shall stand before
kings. Proverbs xxii. 29.

BUTTERFLY

ORCHIS (Habenaria bifolia)

Gaiety.

A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine. Proverbs xvii. 22

ORCHIS

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PEA

FLY

ORCHIS (Ophrys musci/era)

Error.

He which converteth the sinner
from the error of his way shall save
a soul from death, and shall hide a
multitude of sins. James v. 20.

OSIER see Willow

OX-EYE DAISY see Daisy
PALM (Phoenix dactyli/era )

Victory.

Thanks be to God, which giveth
us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians xv. 57.

PANSY (Viola tricolor )

Thoughts.

Search me, O God, and know my
heart: try me, and know my
thoughts. Psalms cxxxix. 23.

Many, O Lord my God, are
. Thy thoughts which are to
us-ward. Psalms xl. 5.

PASQUE FLOWER

(. Anemone pulsatilla )

You have no claims.

By grace are ye saved through
faith ; and that not of yourselves :
it is the gift of God.

Ephesians ii. 8.

PASSION FLOWER

( Passi/lora )

Faith.

Fight the good fight of faith.

1 Timothy vi. 12.

This is the victory that over-
cometh the world, even our faith.

1 John v. 4.

PEA (Pi sum sativum')

Departure.

It is expedient for you that I go
away : for if I go not away, the
Comforter will not come unto you ;
but if I depart, I will send Him
unto vou. St. John xvi. 7.

EVERLASTING

PEA (L athyrus latifolius )

Lasting pleasure.

The ransomed of the Lord shall
return, and come to Zion wdth
songs and everlasting joy.

SWEET Isaiah xxxv. 10.

p p (Lathyrus odoratus)

Pleasure.

Fear not, little flock; for it is
your Father’s good pleasure to give
you the kingdom. St. Luke xii. 32.
PEACH (A mygdalus persica )

Captive.

Know ye not, that to whom ye
yield yourselves servants to obey,
his servants ye are to whom ye
obey ; whether of sin unto death, or
of obedience unto righteousness ?

Romans vi. 16.

PEAR (Pirus communis)

Comfort.

The God of all comfort; w'ho
comforteth us in all our tribulation,
that we may be able to comfort
them which are in any trouble. ’

2 Corinthians i. 3, 4.
PRICKLY ,

(Opuntia vulgaris)

Satire.

Job answered and said, No doubt
but ye are the people, and wisdom
shall die with you. Job xii. i, 2.

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PELARGONIUM ( Geraniacetr)
Melancholy.

I go mourning all the day long.

Psalms xxxviii. 6.

PENNYROYAL

{Mentha Pulegium)

Flee away.

My days are swifter than a post :
they flee away, they see no good.
They are passed away as the swift
ships: as the eagle that hasteth
to the prey. Job ix. 25, 26.

PEONY (. Poeonia)

Shame.

Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-
stone and rock of offence : and
whosoever believeth on Him shall
not be ashamed. Romans ix. 33.

PEPPER-MINT see Mint

PERIWINKLE (Vinca)

Early friendship.

I love them that love Me : and
those that seek Me early shall find
Me. Proverbs viii. 17.

PERSICARY

{Polygonum Persicaria)

Restoration.

He restoreth my soul: He leadeth
me in the paths of righteousness for
His name’s sake. Psalms xxiii. 3.

PETUNIA (Petunia)

Keep your promise.

There hath not failed one word of
all His good promise, j Kings viii. 56.

PHEASANT’S EYE

(Adonis cestivalis)

Reflection.

When I remember Thee upon my
bed, and meditate on Thee in the
night watches. Because Thou hast
been my help, therefore in the
shadow of Thy wings will I rejoice.

Psalms lxiii. 6, 7.

PHLOX (Phlox Druvtmondi)

Unanimity.

If two of you shall agree on earth
as touching anything that they shall
ask, it shall be done for them of My
Father which is in heaven.

St. Matthew xviii. 19.

PIM PERNE L (Anagallis arveusis)

Mizpah; Be watchful.

The Lord watch between me
and thee, when we are absent one
from another. Genesis xxxi. 49.

PINE (P'nns)

Pity.

Shouldest not thou also have had
compassion on thy fellowservant,
even as I had pity on thee ?

St. Matthew xviii. 33.
Fie that hath pity upon the poor
lendeth unto the Lord.

Proverbs xix. 17.

PINK (Dianthus pluntarius)

Boldness

We have not an high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all
points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin. Let us therefore come
boldly unto the throne of grace.

Hebrews iv. 15, 16.

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CLOVE

PINK

PLUM (Pruuus domestica)

Independence.

Who shall separate us from the
love of Christ ? shall tribulation, or
distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword ?

Romans viii. 35.

WILD

1 LUM see Black Thorn

P L U MB AGO ( Plumbago Europcea)
Good wishes.

Beloved, I wish above all things
that thou mayest prosper and be in
health. 3 John 2.

(Diarchies Ca' vof.hyllus )

Make haste.

Be not Thou far from me, O Lord:
O my strength, haste Thee to help
Psalms xxii. 19.

PLANE TREE

(Platanus)

Genius.

There is a spirit in man : and the
inspiration of the Almighty giveth
them understanding. j 0 b xxxii. 8.

PLANTAIN (Musa paradisiacal)

Footsteps.

How beautiful upon the moun¬
tains are the feet of him that
bringeth good tidings, that publish-
eth peace. Isaiah lii. 7.

QUAKING GRASS

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POLYANTHUS

(Primula polyanthus)

Pride of riches.

Charge them that are rich in this
world, that they be not high-
minded, nor trust in uncertain
riches, but in the living God, who
giveth us richly all things to enjoy:
that they do good, that they be rich
in good works, i Timothy vi. 17, 18.

ASPEN

POPLAR (Populus tremula)

Lamentation.

In His favour is life : weeping
may endure for a night, but joy
cometh in the morning.

Psalms xxx. 5 .

BLACK

POPLAR (Populus nigra)

Courage.

Though an host should encamp
against me, my heart shall not fear.

Psalms xxvii. 3.

Wait on the Lord : be of good
courage, and He shall strengthen
thine heart. Psalms xxvii. 14. .

LOMBARDY

POPLAR (Populusfastigiata)

Uprightness.

The house of the wicked shall be
overthrown : but the tabernacle of
the upright shall flourish.

WHITE PR0VERBS XiV ' "•

POPLAR (Populus alba)

Pretence.

This people draw near Me with
their mouth, and with their lips do
honour Me, but have removed their
heart far from Me. Isaiah xxix. 13.

CALIFORNIAN

POPPY (Eschscholtzia Calif arnica)
Do not refuse.

See that ye refuse not Him that
speaketh. Hebrews xii. 25.

How shall we escape, if we
neglectr so great salvation ?

Hebrews ii. 3.

GARDEN

POPPY (Papaver somniferuni)

Sleep.

He giveth His beloved sleep.

Psalms cxxvii. 2.

When thou liest down, thou shalt
not be afraid . . . and thy

sleep shall be sweet.

Proverbs iii. 24.

WILD

POPPY (Papaver Rhoeas)

Consolation.

God, even our Father, which
hath loved us, and hath given us
everlasting consolation and good
hope through grace, comfort your
hearts. 2 Thessalonians ii. 16, 17.

POTATO (Solanum tuberosum)
Bountiful.

He which soweth sparingly shall
reap also sparingly; and he which
soweth bountifully shall reap also
bountifully, 2 Corinthians ix. 6.

P RIMROS E (Primula vulgaris)

Love of children.

Lo, children are an heritage of
the Lord. Psalms cxxvii. 3.

Children’s children are the crown
of old men; and the glory of
children are their fathers.

Proverbs xvii. 6.

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CHINESE

PRIMROSE ( Primula sinensis)

Lasting love.

Yea, I have loved thee with an
everlasting love: therefore with
lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Jeremiah xxxi. 3.

EVENING

PRIMROSE ( CEnothera biennis )

Inconstancy.

I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love.
Remember therefore from whence
thou art fallen, and repent.

Revelation ii. 4, 5.

PRIVET ( Ligustrnm vulgare)

Prohibition.

Jesus said unto him
Thou knowest the commandments
, . . Do not kill, Do not steal,

Do not bear false witness, Defraud
not. St. Mark x. 18, 19.

QUAKING GRASS see Grass
QUINCE (Cydonia vulgaris)

Enticing.

Let no man say when he is
tempted, I am tempted of God :
. . . but every man is tempted

when he is drawn away of his own
lust, and enticed. James i. 13, 14.

RANUNCULUS

(/?anuncnlus Asiaticns)

Compensation; Equivalent.

I reckon that the sufferings of this
present time are not worthy to be
compared with the glory which shall
be revealed in us. Romans viii. 18.

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RHODODENDRON

( Rhododendron )

Royalty.

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness,
and the power, and the glory, and
the victory, and the majesty : for
all that is in the heaven and in
the earth is Thine ; Thine is the
kingdom, O Lord.

i Chronicles xxix. u.

RH UBARB (Rheum Rhaponticum)

Advice.

My son, forget not my law.

Proverbs iii. i.

Where no counsel is, the people
fall: but in the multitude of coun¬
sellors there is safety.

Proverbs xi. 14.

RASPBERRY ( Ruins I dec us)

Remorse.

Godly sorrow worketh repentance
to salvation. . . . What care¬

fulness it wrought in you, yea, what
clearing of yourselves, yea, what
indignation, yea, what fear !

2 Corinthians vii. 10 it.

FLOWERING

REED (Phragmites comtnuris)

Hope in Heaven.

Thou art my hope, O Lord God :
Thou art my trust from my youth.

Psalms lxxi. 5.

Whom have I in heaven but Thee?
and there is none upon earth that I
desire beside Thee.

Psalms lxxiii. 25.

RED ROSEBUD

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RAGGED

ROBIN (Lychnis Flos-cuculi )

Broken promise.

Is His mercy clean gone for
ever? doth His promise fail for
evermore ? Hath God forgotten to
be gracious ? Psalms lxxvii. 8, 9.

ROCKET (Hesperis)

A rival.

Hold that fast which thou hast,
that no man take thy crown.

Revelation iii. it.

ROSE (Rosa centi/olia)

Love.

God is love; and he that dwelleth
in love dwelleth in God, and God
in him. 1 John iv. 16.

BRIER

ROSE see Sweet Brier

CHRISTMAS

ROSE (Ifclleborus niger)

Good tidings.

And the angel said unto them,
Fear not : for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which
shall be to all people. For unto
you is born this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is Christ
the Lord • St. Luke ii. 10, n.

DOG

ROSE (Rosa canina)

Pleasure out of pain.

The wilderness and the solitary
place shall be glad for them ; and
the desert shall rejoice, and blossom
as the rose. Isaiah xxxv. i.

GUELDER

ROSE (Viburnum opulus )

Old age.

Even to your old age I am He ;
and even to hoar hairs will I carry
you : I have made, and I will bear;
even I will carry, and will deliver
you. Isaiah xlvi. 4.

MONTHLY

ROSE (Rosa indie a)

Love always new.

Love is of God ; and everyone
that loveth is born of God, and
knoweth God. x John iv. 7.

MOSS

ROSE (Rosa centi/olia, variety of)

Confession of love.

I am my beloved’s, and my
beloved is mine. Canticles vi. 3.

We love Him, because He first
loved us. 1 John iv. 19.

PROVENCE

ROSE (Rosa centi/olia')

Ambassador of love.

We are ambassadors for Christ, as
though God did beseech you by us :
we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye
reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians v. 20.

RED

ROSE-BUD

Do you love me ?

Jesus saith to Simon Peter . . .
Lovest thou Me ? And he said unto
Him, Lord, Thou knowest all
things; Thou knowest that I love
Thee. St. John xxi. 15, 17.

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WHITE

ROSE ( Rosa centi/olia)

I am not worthy.

Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and before thee, and am no
more worthy to be called thy son.

St. Luke xv. 18, 19.

WHITE

ROSE-BUD

Ignorance of love.

I have surnamed thee, though
thou hast not known Me, I am the
Lord, and there is none else, there
is no God beside Me : I girded thee,
though thou hast not known Me.

Isaiah xlv. 4, 5.

ROCK

ROSE (. Helianthemum vulgarc)

Popularity.

Woe unto you, when all men
shall speak well of you !

St. Luke vi. 26.

ROSE OF JERICHO

(mary’s flower)

{Anastatica flierochuntnia)

Secret thought.

But Mary kept all these things
and pondered them in her heart.

St. Luke ii. 19.

ROSE OF SHARON

Divine love.

I am the Rose of Sharon.

Canticles ii. 1.

He shall grow up before Him as
a tender plant. . . . Surely He

hath borne our griefs, and carried
our sorrows. Isaiah liii. 2, 4.

>0. <•

GARLAND OF

ROSES

Reward of virtue.

There is no man that hath left
house, or brethren, or sisters, or
father, or mother, or wife, or children,
or lands, for My sake andthegospel’s,
but he shall receive an hundredfold
now in this time, . . . with

persecutions; and in the world to
come eternal life.

St. Mark x. 29, 30.

ROSE-BAY

(.Epilobium angustifolium)

Danger.

Though I walk in the midst of
trouble, Thou wilt revive me : Thou
shalt stretch forth Thine hand
against the wrath of mine enemies,
and Thy right hand shall save me.

Psalms cxxxviii. 7.

ROSEMARY

(.Rosmarinus officinalis)

Remembrance.

And He took bread, and gave
thanks, and brake it, and gave unto
them saying, This is My body which
is given for you : this do in remem¬
brance of Me. Luke xxii. 19.

RO \\ AN see Mountain Ash

RUE ( Ruta graveolens)

Regret.

Wash me throughly from mine
iniquity, and cleanse me from my
sin. For I acknowledge my trans¬
gressions : and my sin is ever before
me. Psalms li. 2, 3.

goat’s

RU E (Galega officinalis)

Reason

I applied mine heart ... to
seek out wisdom, and the reason of
things . . . Lo, this only have

I found, that God hath made man
upright; but they have sought out
many inventions.

Ecclesiastes vii. 25, 29.
RUSH \ (Juncus effiusus)

Docility.

Continue thou in the things
which thou hast learned
knowing of whom thou hast learned
them ; and that from a child thou
hast known the Holy Scriptures.

2 Timothy iii. 14, 15.
RYE ( Secale cereale)

Changeable.

My son, fear thou the Lord and
the king: and meddle not with
them that are given to change.

Proverbs xxiv. 21.

SAFFRON see Autumnal Crocus
MEADOW

SAFFRON ( Colchicum autnmnale)
My best days are past.

Oh that I were ... as I
was in the days of my youth, . . .
when the Almighty was yet with
me. Job xxix. 2, 4, 5.

SAGE ( Salvia officinalis)

Worldly wisdom.

Where is the disputer of this
world? hath not God made foolish
the wisdom of this world ?

1 Corinthians i. 20.

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SAINTFOIN ( Onobrychis sativa)
(holy clover)

Prayer.

Pray one for another, that ye may
be healed. The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth
much. James v. 16.

ST. JOHN’S WORT

(Hypericum perforatum )

Loving and beloved.

If we love one another, God
dwelleth in us, and His love is
perfected in us. i John iv. 12.

SALVIA ( Salvia pratensis )

Energy.

Be strong, all ye people of the
land, saith the Lord, and work :
for I am with you, saith the Lord of
hosts. Haggai ii. 4.

SCABIOUS (Scabiosa arvensis)

Forsake me not.

The Lord is with you, while ye
be with Him ; and if ye seek Him,
He will be found of you ; but if ye
forsake Him, He will forsake you.
SWEET 2 Chronicles xv - 2 -

SCABIOUS ( Scabiosa atropurpurea)
All is lost.

What shall it profit a man, if he
shall gain the whole world, and lose
his own soul ? St. Mark viii. 36.

SENSITIVE PLANT

(Mimosa pudica)

Sensitiveness.

We have not an high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling
of our infirmities; but was in all
points tempted like as we are, yet
without sin. Hebrews iv. 15.

S H A M R O C Is. ( Trifoliiim re pens)
Lighthearted.

A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine. Proverbs xvii. 22.

SHEPHERD’S PURSE

(Capsella Bursa pastoris)

All mine is thine.

Verily I say unto you, That this
poor widow hath cast more in, than
all they which have cast into the
treasury : for all they did cast in of
their abundance; but she of her want
did cast in all that she had, even all
her living. St. Mark xii. 43, 44.

SILVER WEED

(Potentilla anserina)

Be friends.

Thine own friend, and thy father’s
friend, forsake not.

Proverbs xxvii. 10.
Be reconciled to thy brother.

St. Matthew v. 24.

SLOE see Black Thorn

SNAPDRAGON

(Antirrhinum me jus)

Dissension.

But if ye bite and devour one
another, take heed that ye be not
consumed one of another.

Galatians v. 15.

SNOW-BALL see Guelder Rose
SNOWDROP (Galanthus nivalis)
Hope; A pure heart.

And every man that hath this
hope in him purifieth himself, even
as He is pure. 1 John iii. 3.

Blessed are the pure in heart: for
they shall see God. St. Matthew v. 8.

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SORREL ( Rumex acetosa)

Affection.

This is the message that ye heard
from the beginning, that we should
love one another. i John iii. n.

WOOD

SO R RE I ( Oxalis acetosella)

Joy-

Thou wilt shew me the path of
life : in Thy presence is fulness of
joy; at Thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore.

Psalms xvi. n.

SOUTHERNWOOD

( Artemisin. Abrotanum .)

Jest.

To every thing there is a season
. . . a time to weep, and a time

to laugh. Ecclesiastes iii. i, 4.

SPEEDWELL ( Veronica spicata)
May you speed well.

O Lord God ... I pray
Thee, send me good speed this day.

Genesis xxiv. 12.

SPIDER-WORT

( Tradescantia virginica)

Momentary happiness.
Knowest thou not this of old,
since man was placed upon earth,
that the triumphing of the wicked is
short, and the joy of the hypocrite
but for a moment ? Job xx. 4, 5.

SPINDLE TREE

(Euonymus Europoeus )

Graven on the heart.

My son, keep my words, and lay
up my commandments with thee.
. . . Write them upon the table

of thine heart. Proverbs vii. 1, 3.

SYRINGA

x Jfl

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SPRUCE TREE (Abies excelsa)
Endurance.

Behold, we count them happy
which endure. James v. h.

He that shall endure unto the
end, the same shall be saved.

St. Matthew xxiv. 13.

STAR OF BETHLEHEM

(Ornithogaluni umbellatum)

Divine light.

There came wise men from the
east to Jerusalem, saying, Where is
He that is born King of the Jews?
for we have seen His star in the east,
and are come to worship Him.

St. Matthew ii. 1, 2.

START ORT (Aster Tripoliuri)
Welcome, stranger!

The Lord your God
loveth the stranger, in giving him
food and raiment. Love ye there¬
fore the stranger.

Deuteronomy x. 17-19.

STEPHANOTIS (Asciepias)
Will you go with me?
And Ruth said, . . . whither

thou goest, I will go; . . . thy

people shall be my people, and thy
God my God. r uth i. it.

STOCK. see Gillijlower

STONECROP (Sedum acre >

Tranquillity.

I will both lay me down in peace,
and sleep: for Thou, Lord, only
rnakest me dwell in safety.

Psalms iv. 8.

STRAW (whole)

Agreement.

Agree with thine adversary
quickly, whiles thou art in the way
with him; lest at any time the
adversary deliver thee to the judge.

St. Matthew v. 25.

BROKEN

STRAW

Quarrel.

If it be possible, as much as lieth
in you, live peaceably with all men.

Romans xii. 18.

STRAWBERRY (Fragaria)
Be liberal.

The liberal deviseth liberal things;
and by liberal things shall he stand.

Isaiah xxxii. 8.

WILD

S 1 RAWBERRY (Fragaria vesca)
Foresight.

Take no thought for your life,
what ye shall eat; neither for the
body, what ye shall put on. The
life is more than meat, and the body
is more than raiment.

St. Luke xii. 22, 23.

SULTAN (Amberboa moschata)

Forgiveness.

I, even I, am He that blotteth out
thy transgressions for Mine own
sake, and will not remember thy
Sins. Isaiah xliii. 25.

SUMACH (Rhus Coriaria )

Excellence.

My goodness extendeth . .

to the saints that are in the earth,
and to the excellent, in whom is all
My delight. Psalms xvi. 2, 3.

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SUN-FLOWER

(/del ian thus annuus)

Devotion.

In the morning will I direct my
prayer unto Thee, and will look up.

Psalms v. 3.

Evening, and morning, and at
noon, will I pray. Psalms lv. 17.

SWEET WILLIAM

( Dianthus barbatus)

Manliness.

Be of good courage, and let us
play the men. 2 Samuel x. 12.

SYCAMORE

(Acer pseudo-platanus)

Desire for information.

I gave my heart to seek and
search out by wisdom concerning all
things that are done under heaven :

. . . and, behold, all is vanity

and vexation of spirit.

Ecclesiastes i. 13, 14.

SYRINGA

(Philadelphus coronarius )

Mind; Memory.

Or ever the silver cord be loosed,
or the golden bowl be broken, or
the pitcher be broken at the foun¬
tain, or the wheel broken at the
cistern. Then shall the dust return
to the earth as it was : and the
spirit shall return unto God who
gave it. Ecclesiastes xii. 6, 7.

TAMARISK (Tamarbc gallica)
Crime.

A man shall eat good by the fruit
of his mouth : but the soul of the
transgressors shall eat violence.

Proverbs xiii. 2.

TANSY ( Tanacctum vulgar?)

I declare war.

There is no peace, saith the Lord,
unto the wicked. Isaiah xlviii. 22.

The face of the Lord is against
them that do evil, to cut off the
remembrance of them from the earth.

Psalms xxxiv. 16.

TEASEL (Dipsacus silvestris)

Misfortune.

Who is he that will harm you, if
ye be followers of that which is
good ? But and if ye suffer for right¬
eousness’ sake, happy are ye.

1 Peter iii. 13, 14.

COMMON

THISTLE (Carduus nutans)

Austerity.

Out of thine own mouth will I
judge thee, thou wicked servant.
Thou knewest that I was an austere
man . . . And he said unto

them that stood by, Take from him
the pound, and give it to him that
hath ten pounds.

St. Luke xix. 22, 24.

SCOTTISH

THISTLE (Onopordon acanthium)
Retaliation.

Vengeance is mine ; I will repay,
saith the Lord. Romans xii. 19.

THORNS

Hardness.

Thou therefore endure hardness,
as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy ii. 3.

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THISTLE

THRIFT (Armeria vulgaris)

Thrift.

A prudent wife is from the Lord.
She looketh well to the ways of her
household, and eateth not the bread
of idleness.

Proverbs xix. 14; xxxi. 27.
THYME ( Thymus vulgaris)

Seasoning.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in
the Lord, and in the power of His
might. Put on the whole armour
of God, that ye may be able to
stand against the wiles of the devil.

Ephesians vi. 10, 11.

TORMENTIL

(Potentilla tormentilla)

A false friend.

As a mad man who casteth fire¬
brands, arrows, and death, so is the
man that deceiveth his neighbour.

Proverbs xxvi. 18, 19.

BLACK

THORN ( Primus spinosa)

Difficulty.

Strive to enter in at the strait
gate : for many, I say unto you, will
seek to enter in, and shall not be
able. St. Luke xiii. 24.

HAW

THORN (may)

{Crat&gus oxyacantha)

Hopefulness.

My hope is in Thee.

Psalms xxxix. 7.

The hope of the righteous shall be
gladness. Proverbs x. 28

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TRAVELLER’S JOY

see Wild Clematis

TREE OF LIFE ( Thuja)

Live for me.

For to me to live is Christ, and to
die is gain. Phu.ippians i. 21.

He died for all, that they which
live should not henceforth live unto
themselves, but unto Him which
died for them, and rose again.

2 Corinthians v. 15.

bird’s-foot

TREFOIL (Lotus cornrculatus)

Revenge.

To Me belongeth vengeance, and
recompence.

Deuteronomy xxxii. 35.
Whosoever shall smite thee on
thy right cheek, turn to him the
other also. St. Matthew v. 39.

1 UBEROSE ( Polianthes tuberosa)

Dangerous.

Look .not thou upon the wine
when it is red, when it giveth his
colour in the cup, when it moveth
itself aright. At the last it biteth
like a serpent, and stingeth like an
adder. Proverbs xxiii. 31, 32.

I ULIP (Tulipa gesmriana)

Fame.

I will raise up for them a plant of
renown, and they shall be no more
consumed with hunger in the land,
neither bear the shame of the
heathen any more.

Ezekiel xxxiv. 29.

VALERIAN (Valeriana officinalis')
Activity.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise:
which having no guide, overseer, or
ruler, provideth her meat in the
summer, and gathereth her food in
the harvest. Proverbs vi. 6 -8.

VENUS’S MIRROR

(Specularia speculum)

Flattery.

Meddle not with him that flatter -
eth with his lips. Proverbs xx. 19.

VERBENA (Verbena officinalis)
Unite against a common foe.

All ye are brethren.

St. Matthew xxiii. 8.
Ye shall not . . . fight against
your brethren. 2 Chronicles xi. 4.

SCENTED

VERBENA (Aloysia citriodora)
Family union.

Behold, how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity!

Psalms cxxxiii. 1.

"V ERONICA ( Veronica speciosa)
Fidelity.

He that is faithful in that which
is least is faithful also in much : and
he that is unjust in the least is
unjust also in much.

St. Luke xvi. 16.

VERVAIN see Verbena

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GRAPE

VINE ( Vitis vinifr.ro)

Fruitfulness.

I am the true vine, and My
Father is the husbandman. Every
branch in Me that beareth not fruit
He taketh away : and every branch
that beareth fruit, He purgeth it,
that it may bring forth more fruit.

St. John xv. i, 2.

DOG OR WILD

VIOLET ( Viola canina)

Faithfulness.

He is faithful that promised.

Hebrews x. 23.

Faithful is He that calleth you,
who also will do it.

1 Thessalonians v. 24.

SWEET

VIOLET ( Viola odorata)

Modesty.

I will therefore ... in like
manner also, that women adorn
themselves in modest apparel, with
shamefacedness and sobriety.

1 Timothy ii. 8, 9.

VIRGINIA CREEPER

(A mfelopsis hederacea)

I cling to thee.

Who . . . exhorted them all,
that with purpose of heart they
would cleave unto the Lord.

Acts xi. 23.

Thou shalt fear the Lord thy
God ; Him shalt thou serve, and to
Him shalt thou cleave.

Deuteronomy x. 20.

VIRGIN’S BOWER

. see Wild Clematis
WAKE-ROBIN see Wild Arum
WALLFLOWER

(i Cheiranthus cheiri)

Fidelity in adversity.

When thou passest through the
waters, I will be with thee ; and
through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee : when thou walkest
through the lire, thou shalt not be
burned; neither shall the flame
kindle upon thee. Isaiah xliii. 2.

WALNUT ( Juglans regia)

Intellect.

He that handleth a matter wisely
shall And good. . . . Under¬

standing is a wellspring of life unto
him that hath it.

Proverbs xvi. 20, 22.
WHEAT ( Triticum vulgare)

Thoughts of home.

When he came to himself, he
said, How many hired servants of
my father’s have bread enough and
to spare, and I perish with hunger !
I will arise and go to my father, and
will say unto him, Father, I have
sinned against heaven, and before
thee. St. Luke xv. 17, 18.

WHIN see Furze

WILLOW (Salix)

Freedom.

If the Son therefore shall make
you free, ye shall be free indeed.

St. John viii. 36.

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WILLOW HERB

(Epilobium angustifolium)

Pretension.

Be not wise in thine own eyes :
fear the Lord. Proverbs iii. 7.

If we say that we have fellowship
with Him, and walk in darkness,
we lie, and do not the truth.

1 John i. 6.

WEEPING ' WILLOW

(Salix Babylonica)

Mourning.

By the rivers of Babylon, there
we sat down, yea, we wept, when
we remembered Zion.

Psalms cxxxvii., 1.

I will ransom them from the
power of the grave; I will redeem
them from death : O death, I will
be thy plagues ; O grave, I will be
thy destruction. Hosea xiii. 14.

WIND-FLOWER

(Gentiana pnettmonanthe)

Sickness.

I was sick, and ye visited Me.

St. Matthew xxv. 36.
Himself took our infirmities, and
bare our sicknesses.

St. Matthew viii. 17.

W IS I ARIA. ( Wistariafrutescens)

Welcome.

He which testifieth these things
saith, Surely I come quickly.
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Revelation xxii. 20.

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WITHERED LEAVES
Past pleasures.

O that I were as in months past,
as in the days when God preserved
me ; when His candle shined upon
my head. Job xxix. 2, 3.

WOLF’S-BANE

see Monk's-Hood
WOODBINE see Honeysuckle

WORMWOOD

(Artemisia absinthium)

Absence.

Knowing that, whilst we are at
home in the body, we are absent
from the Lord. a Corinthians v. 6.

WYCH-HAZEL

(Hamametis virginica)

Power unto salvation.

The gospel of Christ ... is
the power of God unto salvation to
every one that believeth.

Romans i. 16.

XERANTHEMUM

see Everlasting
YEW (Ta xus baccata)

Sorrow.

He will swallow up death in
victory; and the Lord God will wipe
away tears from off all faces ; and
the rebuke of Ilis people shall He
take away from off all the earth :
for the Lord hath spoken it.

Isaiah xxv. 8.

ZINNIA (Zinnia elegans)

Thoughts of Absent Friends.

I have remembrance of thee in
my prayers night and day ; greatly
desiring to see thee, being mindful
of thy tears, that I may be filled
with joy. 2 Timothy i. 3, 4.

The Lord watch between me and
thee, when we are absent one from
another. Gen. xxxi. 49.

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INDEX

TO THE BIBLE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

Abide with me

INDIAN JASMINE

Pape

27

Absence ....

WORMWOOD

54

Absence, Impatient of

CORCHOR US (JUTE)

13

Absent friends, Thoughts of

ZINNIA .

54

Acknowledgment .

CANTERBURY BELL

6

l VALERIAN .

5i

Activity

| WILD HYACINTH .

25

Adversity, Energy in

CAMOMILE . . . .

9

Adversity, Fidelity in.

WALLFLOWER

52

Advice ....

RHUBARB . . . .

42

Affection .

SORREL ....

47

Affection, Bonds of.

GILLIFLOWER .

21

Affection, Maternal

CINQUEFOIL .

11

Age, Old

GUELDER ROSE .

43

Agitation ....

QUAKING GRASS .

21

Agreement

WHOLE STRAW .

48

All is lost ....

SWEET SCABIOUS .

46

All mine is thine

SHEPHERD’S PURSE.

46

Always cheerful.

COREOPSIS

13

Ambassador of love

PROVENCE ROSE

43

Amiability....

JASMINE.

26

Anticipation .

GOOSEBERRY

21

Anxious ....

RED COLUMBINE .

. 13

Ardour, Zealous

WILD ARUM

3

Armed, Ready

GLADIOLUS ...

21

As thou wilt .

HOYA ....

24

55

Page

Audacity ....

LARCH TREE .

28

Austerity

COMMON THISTLE .

49

Avarice . ' .

AURICULA .

4

Baseness

DODDER ....

16

Beauty .

ORCHIS .

36

Beauty, Divine

A MERICA N CO WSL IP

14

Beauty, Glorious

GLOR Y-FLOIVER

21

Beauty, Magnificent

TRUMPET LILY.

29

Beauty, Mental .

CLEMATIS .

I 2

Beauty, Pensive

LABURNUM

27

Beauty, Royal .

HIBISCUS ....

24

Beauty, Transient .

NIGHT-BLOOMING CERE US

I I

Beauty, Worth far beyond .

MIGNONETTE

32

Beloved, Loving and

ST. JOHN'S WORT

46

Be mine ....

FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER

12

Beneficence

MARSH MALLOW

31

Benevolence

CAROLINA ALLSPICE .

I

Best days, My, are past .

MEADOW SAFFRON .

45

Beware ....

OLEANDER . . . .

35

Beware of excess

AUTUMNAL CROCUS .

i5

Blushes ....

MARJORAM .

32

Boasting

HYDRANGEA

25

Boldness ....

I BORAGE ....

7

( PINK ....

38

Bonds ....

CONVOLVULUS [MAJOR)

13

Bonds of affection

GILLIFLOWER ....

21

Bountiful

POTATO ....

40

Bravery ....

OAK .

35

Bright eyes

SCARLET LYCHNIS .

3o

56

Broken promise .

RAGGED ROBIN

Page

43

Brotherly love

HONEYSUCKLE .

24

Calm repose

BUCK-BEAN .

8

t BEAR'S-FOOT

5

Calumny

| MADDER .

30

Captive

PEACH .

37

Changeable

RYE .

45

Charity, Christian

FOX GRAPE

21

Cheerful, Always

COREOPSIS ....

13

Children, Love of

PRIMROSE ....

40

Christian charity

FOX GRAPE ....

21

Claims, You have no .

PASQUE FLOWER

37

Cleansing

COMMON HYSSOP .

25

Cling, I, to thee

VIRGINIA CREEPER .

52

Come down .

JACOB'S LADDER .

26

^ ALDER ....

1

Comfort

37

' 1 PEAR . ...

Common

AFRICAN MARIGOLD .

3i

Compassion

WILD ALLSPICE .

1

Compensation

RANUNCULUS .

41

Concealed love .

MOTHERWORT

34

Confession of love .

MOSS ROSE ....

43

Confidence

HEP A TIC A ....

24

Confidence in Heaven

FLOWERING FERN

18

Consolation

WILD POPPY ....

40

Constancy

BLUE-BELL OF SCOTLAND

7

Constraint .

FERN .

18

Could you bear poverty ? .

BROWALLIA

8

Country, Love of

NASTURTIUM

35

57

Courage

Crime

Cure

Danger

Dangerous

Deadly

Deadly foe is near, A
Death

<*

Death, Faithful unto
Death, Sorrowful unto
Deceit .

Deceitful ways .

Deformity

Delicacy

Delightful always .
Dejection .

Departure
Deserve my love
Desire for information
Desire of riches .

Desire to please

Despondency

Devotion

Die to-morrow, I

Difficulties, Surmounting

Difficulty .

Diffidence

Dignity

Disdain . . . ,

BLACK POPLAR .
TAMARISK
BALM OF GILEAD

ROSE-BAY
TUBEROSE .

HEMLOCK
MONK'S-HOOD
CYPRESS ....
BAY

ASPHODEL

FLY-TRAP (DOG'S-BANE)

THORN APPLE

BEGONIA

CENTAURY

CINERARIA

LICHEN (CUP-MOSS )

PEA ....
ROSE CAMPION
SYCAMORE .

KINGCUP • . . .

MEZEREON .
HUMBLE-PLANT .
SUN-FLOWER
GUM CISTUS .
MISTLETOE
BLACK THORN
CYCLAMEN .

ELM .

CARNATION

Dissension .

SNAPDRAGON

Page

■ 46

Distrust .

LA VENDER ....

29

Divine beauty .

AMERICAN COWSLIP

14

Divine light .

STAR OF BETHLEHEM

48

Divine love

ROSE OF SHARON .

44

Docility

BULL-RUSH

8

Docility

RUSH ....

45

Do me justice

SPANISH CHESTNUT

11

Domestic industry

FLAX .. ..

19

Doubt

APRICOT ....

3

Durability .

DOG-WOOD

1 7

Duration

CORNEL TREE .

14

Eagerness .

WINTER ACONITE

1

Early friendship

PERIWINKLE

38

Education .

CHERRY TREE

11

Elegance

LOCUST TREE

3°

Elevation .

SCOTCH FIR

19

Eloquence

LOTUS .

30

Endurance.

SPRUCE TREE

. 48

Energy .

SALVIA . . . .

46

Energy in adversity

CAMOMILE-

9

Enticing

QUINCE ....

41

Equivalent

RANUNCULUS

4i

Error ...

FLY ORCHIS

37

Error, Paternal .

CUCKOO-FLOWER .

15

Excellence

SUMACH

48

Excess, Beware of

AUTUMNAL CROCUS

15

Expectation .

WOOD ANEMONE

2

Eyes, Bright

SCARLET LYCHNIS

. 30

59

Faith ....

Faithfulness

Faithful unto death .

False friend, A .

Falsehood

Fame ....

Family union .

Farewell . .

Fascination

Fate .....
Fidelity ....
Fidelity in adversity .

Fire ....
Fitness ....

Flame ....
Flattery ....
Flee away

Foe is near, A deadly
Foe, Unite against a common
Footsteps ....

Foresight

Forgetfulness
Forget me not

Forgiveness

Forsake me not

Forsaken ....

Fortitude

Freedom ....

PASSION FLOWER
DOG OR WILD VIOLET
BAY

TORMENTIL

BUGLOSS

TULIP

SCENTED VERBENA .
MICHAELMAS DAISY
FERN ....
HEMP
VERONICA .
WALLFLOWER
IRIS .

FUCHSIA .

IRIS ....
VENUS'S MIRROR .
PENNYROYAL .
MONK'S-HOOD
VERBENA .
PLANTAIN
i HOLLY

| WILD STRAWBERRY
MOON-WORT
FORGET-ME-NOT
j HEDGE MAPLE .

\ SULTAN .

SCABIOUS .

GARDEN ANEMONE
BOX ....

I BACHELOR'S-BUTTON
( WILLOW

Friend, A false .

TORMENTIL .

Page

5 o

Friends, Be

SILVER WEED .

46

1

| ACACIA ....

1

Friendship. . . . -

! IVY .

26

Friendship, Early .

PERIWINKLE .

. 38

Friends, Thoughts of absent

ZINNIA

54

Frivolity

LONDON-PRIDE

30

Frugality ....

ENDIVE .

17

Fruitful ....

FIG .

19

Fruitfulness . .. . <

! GRAPE VINE

5 2

1 HOLLYHOCK .

24

Futurity ....

HEMP .

23

Gaiety ....

BUTTERFLY ORCHIS .

. 36

Generosity

SCARLET FLAX .

19

Genius ....

PLANE TREE

39

Gentility

CORN BLUE-BOTTLE .

7

Gift, A . .

LADY'S SLIPPER .

27

Crive me thy heart .

JONQUIL .

27

Gladness ....

MYRRH ....

34

Glorious beauty

GLORY-FLOWER .

21

Glory ....

LAUREL ....

28

Go, Let me .

BUTTERFLY-WEED .

8

Good luck ....

WHITE HE A THER .

22

Good-nature .

MULLEIN . . . .

34

Goodness ....

MERCURY

32

Good taste

FUCHSIA .

20

Good tidings

CHRISTMAS ROSE .

43

Good wishes .

| PLUMBAGO .

39

| SWEET BASIL

5

6i

Gossip .

COBCEA .

Pape

13

Go with me, Will you

STE PH A NO TIS

48

Grandeur

ASH .

3

Gratitude .

BELL-FLOWER

6

Graven on the heart

SPINDLE TREE .

47

Grief....

ALOE . ...

1

Happiness, Momentary .

SPIDER-WORT

47

Happy, Poor but

VERNAL GRASS

22

Hardness

THORNS

49

Haste, Make

CLOVE PINK ....

39

Hastiness

BARBERRY .

5

Hatred

WILD BASIL ....

5

Haughtiness .

LARKSPUR ....

28

Heal, I wound but to

SWEET BRIER (EGLANTINE)

8

Health .

ICELAND MOSS .

34

Heart, A pure

SNOWDROP ....

46

Heart-ache, Relief from .

CRANBERRY

14

Heart, Graven on the

SPINDLE TREE

47

Heart, Give me thy

JONQUIL ....

27

Heart purity

WATER LILY ....

29

Heaven, Confidence in .

FLOWERING FERN

18

Heaven, Hope in

FLOWERING REED-

42

Hidden worth

CORIANDER

14

Home, Thoughts of .

WHEAT .

52

Honesty

HONESTY ....

24

Hope

( ALMOND .

1 SNOWDROP

1

46

Hopefulness

HA W THORN ....

So

Hope in Heaven

FLOWERING REED ,

42

62

Hopeless

LOVE LIES BLEEDING .

Page

. 30

Horror ....

MANDRAKE

31

l BROOM ....

8

Humility

| SMALL BIND-WEED .

6

I declare war

TANSY .

49

I die to-morrow

GUM CIST US

12

Idleness .

FIG MARIGOLD

3 J

Ignorance of love

WHITE ROSE-BUD

44

Ill nature ....

CRAB APPLE .

3

Imagination .

LUPINE ....

30

Immortality

DAPHNE ....

16

Impatience

BALSAM ....

5

Impatient, of absence .

COR CHO R US (JU TE)'

13

Imperfection .

HENBANE . . ...

23

Importunity

BURDOCK

8

Incompleteness

BEGONIA ....

6

Inconstancy

EVENING PRIMROSE .

4 i

Incorruptible .

CEDAR OF LEBANON

10

Increase ....

MUSTARD

34

Independence.

PLUM ..

39

Indifference

CANDYTUFT .

9

Indolence

MITRARIA ....

, 33

Industry .

BEE ORCHIS .

36

Industry, Domestic.

FLAX .

19

Information, Desire for

SYCAMORE

49

Ingratitude

BUTTER-CUP

8

Injustice .

HOP .

24

Innocence

DAISY .

16

Innocence, Youthful .

LILAC

29

63

Insincerity

FOX-GLOVE ....

Page

19

Inspiration

ANGELICA ....

3

Instability

DAHLIA ....

16

Intellect

WALNUT .

52

It is untrue

DEADLY NIGHTSHADE .

35

I turn to thee

HELIOTROPE ....

23

I will

CLOVER LEAF .

13

I will think of it.

OX-EYE DAISY

16

I wound but to heal

SWEET BRIER (EGLANTINE)

8

Jealousy

FRENCH MARIGOLD

3i

Jest

SOUTHERNWOOD

47

Joy .

WOOD SORREL

47

Joy, Short-lived . .

WILD WHITE CONVOLVULUS

13

Joys to come

LESSER CELANDINE .

10

Joy, Transport of .

CAPE JASMINE .

27

Justice, Do me .

SPANISH CHESTNUT .

11

Justice shall be done

COLT'S-FOOT

T 3

Keep your promise

PETUNIA ....

38

Kindness

GERANIUM ....

20

Lamentation

ASPEN POPLAR

40

Lamp, A

LUCERNE ....

30

Lasting love

CHINESE PRIMROSE .

41

Lasting pleasure

EVERLASTING PEA .

37

Let me go

BUTTERFLY-WEED

8

Liberal, Be

STRAWBERRY .

48

Liberty

LIVE OAK ....

35

Light, Divine .

STAR OF BETHLEHEM .

48

64

Light-hearted .

SHAMROCK .

Page

46

Live for me

TREE OF LIFE .

51

Lost, All is

SWEET SCABIOUS .

. 46

( MYRTLE

34

Love.....

| ROSE ....

43

Love always new

MONTHLY ROSE

43

Love, Ambassador of.

PROVENCE ROSE .

. 43

Love, Brotherly

HONEYSUCKLE .

24

Love, Concealed

MOTHERWORT \ .

. 34

Love, Confession of

MOSS ROSE .

43

Love, Deserve my

ROSE CAMPION

9

Love, Divine .

ROSE OF SHARON

44

Love, Ignorance of .

WHITE ROSE-BUD .

. 44

Love, Lasting

CHINESE PRIMROSE .

41

Loveliness, Perfected .

CAMELLIA

9

Love, Maternal

MOSS ....

34

Love me, Do you

RED ROSE-BUD

. 43

Love of children

PRIMROSE .

40

Love of country .

NASTURTIUM

. 35

Love of Nature

MAGNOLIA .

3*

Love requited

AMBROSIA

2

Love through all seasons.

FURZE .

20

Love, Undying .

AMARANTH .

2

Love, Wedded

LIME ....

29

Loving and beloved .

ST. JOHN'S WORT .

. 46

( BRAMBLE .

7

Lowliness

\ GROUND LILAC

29

Luck, Good

WHITE HEA THER

22

Luxury .

HORSE CHESTNUT

11

65

Magnificent beauty

TRUMPET LILY.

Page

29

Majesty . . .

CROWN IMPERIAL

15

Malevolence

LOBELIA ....

30

Manliness

SWEET-WILLIAM .

49

Marriage .

ORANGE BLOSSOM .

36

Maternal affection .

CINQUEFOIL .

11

Maternal love

MOSS .

34

May you speed well

SPEEDWELL .

47

Meekness . . . .

BIRCH .

6

Meeting, Place of .

CHICKWEED . . . .

11

Meet me again .

GROUNDSEL

22

Melancholy .

PELARGONIUM

[ IVY .

38

26

Memory .

| SYRINGA .

49

Mental beauty

CLEMATIS ....

12

Mildness .

MALLOW .

3i

Mind ....

SYRINGA ....

49

Mine, All, is thine

SHEPHERD'S PURSE .

46

Mine, Be

FOUR-LEAVED CLOVER .

12

Misfortune....

TEASEL .

49

Mizpah ....

PIMPERNEL

38

Modesty ....

SWEET VIOLET .

52

Momentary happiness

SPIDER-WORT .

47

Mourning . . . .

WEEPING WILLOW

S3

Music ....

OAT . .

35

Nature, Good

MULLEIN .

34

Nature, Ill

CRAB APPLE

3

Nature, Love of.

MAGNOLIA .

3i

Night ....

CONVOLVULUS (MINOR) .

13

No.

DANDELION .

16

66

Old age ....

GUELDER ROSE .

Page

43

Ornament ....

HORNBEAM . ' .

24

Painful recollections

FLOS ADONIS

19

Pain, Pleasure out of .

DOG ROSE ....

43

Past, My best days are .

MEADOW SAFFRON .

45

Past pleasures

WITHERED LEAVES .

54

Paternal error

CUCKOO-FLOWER

15

Patience ....

DOCK

16

Peace ....

OLIVE .

36

Pensive beauty .

LABURNUM . . . .

27

Pensiveness

COWSLIP ....

14

Perfected loveliness

CAMELLIA . . . .

9

Perplexity

LOVE-IN-A-MIST

30

Persecution

CHECKERED FRITILLARY

19

Persevere

PURPLE HEATHER .

22

Perseverance

GROUND LAUREL .

28

Persuasion

SYRIAN MALLOW

3i

Pity.

PINE .

38

Place of meeting

CHICKWEED

11

Play .

WILD HYACINTH .

25

Please, Desire to

MEZEREON

32

Pleasure ....

SWEET PEA ...

37

Pleasure, Lasting .

EVERLASTING PEA .

37

Pleasure out of pain .

DOG ROSE .

43

Pleasures, Past

WITHERED LEAVES .

54

Poisonous ....

HEMLOCK . . . .

23

Poor but happy

VERNAL GRASS .

22

Popularity ....

ROCK ROSE . . . .

44

Poverty, Could you bear

BROWALLIA

8

67

Power .

CROWN IMPERIAL

Pape

15

Power unto salvation

WYCH-HAZEL .

54

Prayer ....

SAINTFOIN .

46

Precaution

GOLDEN-ROD

21

Prediction ....

MARIGOLD .

3i

Preference

APPLE (BLOSSOM)

3

Pretence ....

WHITE POPLAR .

40

Pretension

WILLOW HERB .

53

P’ride.....

AMARYLLIS . . . .

2

Pride of riches

POLYANTHUS .

40

Profit .....

CABBAGE . . . .

8

Prohibition

PRIVET ....

4i

Promise, Broken

RAGGED ROBIN

43

Promise, Keep your

PETUNIA ....

00

Prophecy ....

MARIGOLD . . . .

31

Prosperity

BEECH ....

6

Protection ....

HAWK'S-BEARD .

22

Provident

CLO VER ....

12

Pure heart, A

SNOWDROP . . . .

46

Purification

HYSSOP OR THE BIBLE (CAPER) 25

Purity ....

WHITE LILY .

29

Purity, Heart .

WATER LILY .

29

Quarrel ....

BROKEN STRA W

48

Quicksightedness

HA WKWEED .

22

Ready armed

GLADIOLUS . . . .

21

Reason ....

GOAT'S RUE

45

Recognition

EYEBRIGHT . . . .

18

Recollections, Painful

FLOS ADONIS .

19

68

Recompense

SWEET COLT'S-FOOT .

Page

13

Reconciliation

HAZEL (FILBERT) .

22

Refinement

GARDENIA .

20

Reflection

PHEASANT'S EYE .

38

Refuse, Do not .

CALIFORNIAN POPPY .

40

Regard ....

DAFFODIL ....

l6

Regret ....

RUE .

45

Reliance....

LIVERWORT

29

Relief ....

BALM OF GILEAD .

5

Relief from heartache

CRANBERRY

14

Remembrance

ROSEMARY .

. 45

Remembrance, Unceasing

EVERLASTING .

18

Remorse ....

RASPBERRY .

. 42

Repose ....

CONVOLVULUS (MINOR) .

13

Repose, Calm

BUCK-BEAN .

8

Requited, Love

AMBROSIA ....

2

Reserve ....

MAPLE ....

3i

Resolved to win

PURPLE COLUMBINE

13

Restoration

PER SIC ARY .

• 38

Retaliation

SCOTTISH THISTLE .

49

Revenge ....

t BIRD'S-FOOT .

6

\ BIRD'S-FOOT TREFOIL

5i

Reward ....

BA Y WREA TH

5

Reward of virtue

GARLAND OF ROSES.

45

Riches ....

CORN (OA T) .

14

Riches, Desire of

KINGCUP ' .

27

Riches, Pride of

POLYANTHUS

. 40

Rigour ....

LAN TANA ....

2 7

Rival, A ...

ROCKET ....

. 43

Royal beauty

HIBISCUS ....

24

Royalty ....

RHODODENDRON .

. 42

69

Safe and sure

SWEET ALYSSUM .

Page

I

Safety ,

WILD CLEMATIS (TRAVEL- )
LEE'S JOY) . . 1

12

Safe, With me you are

MOUNTAIN ASH .

3

Salvation, Power unto

WYCH-HAZEL .

54

Satire ....

PRICKLY PEAR

37

Scandal ....

MADDER ....

30

Seasoning ....

THYME .

5o

Secret thought

ROSE OF JERICHO .

44

Self-sacrifice

ANDROMEDA ....

2

Self-sufficient .

NARCISSUS.

35

Sensitiveness

SENSITIVE PLANT

46

Sensuality

SPANISH JASMINE .

27

Separation ....

CAROLINA JASMINE .

27

Shame ....

PEONY .

38

Shelter ....

HOUSELEEK ....

24

Short-lived joy

WILD WHITE CONVOLVULUS

13

Sickness ....

WIND-FLOWER

53

Sincerity

CHERVIL ....

11

Slander ....

DEAD NETTLE

35

Sleep ....

GARDEN POPPY.

40

Snare, A . . . j

BLADDER CAMPION \

9

Solace ....

(CATCH-FLY) 1 '

MILK-VETCH

32

Solitude ....

HE A TH .

22

Sorrow ....

HYACINTH.

24

YEW .

54

Sorrowful unto death .

ASPHODEL ....

4

Speed well, May you

SPEEDWELL ....

47

Spitefulness

STINGING NETTLE .

35

Stability ....

CRESS .

14

7o

Stranger, welcome ! .

STARWORT .

Pago

48

1 CEDAR ....

10

Strength....

| FENNEL ....

18

Submission

GRASS ....

21

Success ....

NEMOPHILA

35

Succour ....

JUNIPER ....

. 27

Surmounting difficulties .

MISTLETOE

33

Suspicion ....

SPEAR MINT .

33

Sweetness, Unconscious .

LILY OF THE VALLEY .

29

Sweet-tempered .

MEADOWSWEET .

. 32

Sympathy

BALM .

5

Taste, Good

FUCHSIA

20

Tears ....

HELENIUM

23

Temperance

AZALEA ....

4

Temptation

APPLE (FRUIT) .

3

Thankfulness

AGRIMONY .

1

Thine, All mine is .

SHEPHERD'S PURSE

46

Think of it, I will

OX-EYE DAISY

16

Thoughts

PANSY ....

37

Thought, Secret.

ROSE OF JERICHO

. 44

Thoughts of absent friends

ZINNIA ....

54

Thoughts of home

WHEAT ....

52

Thrift ....

THRIFT ....

50

Tidings, Good .

CHRISTMAS ROSE .

• 43

Time ....

FIR .

19

Timidity ....

MARVEL OF PERU

32

Token, A

LAURUSTINUS .

29

To-morrow, I die

GUM CIST US .

12

Tranquillity .

STONECROP

48

7i

Transient beauty

NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

Page

II

Transport of joy

CAPE JASMINE .

2 7

Treachery ....

JUDAS-TREE ....

27

Trembling

RED COLUMBINE

13

Truth ....

1 BITTER-SWEET

6

| CHRYSANTHEMUM .

ii

Turn to thee, I

HELIOTROPE .

23

Unanimity ....

PHLOX ....

38

Unceasing remembrance .

EVERLASTING

18

Unchanging

PYRAMIDAL BELL-FLOWER

6

Unconscious sweetness .

LILY OF THE VALLEY

29

Undying love

AMARANTH

2

Union, Family

SCENTED VERBENA

51

Unite against a common foe

VERBENA ....

Si

Untrue, It is

DEADLY NIGHTSHADE

35

Uprightness .

LOMBARDY POPLAR .

40

Utility ....

GRASS .

21

Variety ....

CHINA ASTER .

4

Vice.

DARNEL .

16

Victory ....

PALM .

37

Virtue ....

PEPPER MINT

32

Virtue, Reward of .

GARLAND OF ROSES .

45

Vulgar ....

AFRICAN MARIGOLD .

3 i

War ....

MILFOIL ....

32

War, I declare .

TANSY .

49

Warlike ....

DWARF NASTURTIUM

35

Warning ....

HANDFLOWER-TREE .

22

Watchful, Be .

PIMPERNEL

38

72

Weakness . . 1 .

MUSK

Wedded love .

LIME .

Welcome ....

WISTARIA

Welcome, stranger !

STARWORT .

Will, I . . .

CLOVER LEAF

Will you go with me ?

S TEPIIA NO TIS .

Wilt, As thou

HOYA

Win, Resolved to .

PURPLE COLUMBINE

Wisdom ....

MULBERRY . , .

Wisdom, Worldly .

SAGE . . . .

Wishes, Good

PLUMBAGO .

Withdrawn from the world

MILKWORT

With me you are safe .

MOUNTAIN ASH .

Worldly wisdom

SAGE .

World, Withdrawn from the

MILK-WOR T .

Worth far beyond beauty

MIGNONETTE .

Worth, Hidden .

CORIANDER .

Worthy, I am not .

WHITE ROSE

You have no claims .

PASQUE FLOWER .

Youthful gladness .

SPRING CROCUS

Youthful innocence

LILAC

Zealous ardour

WILD ARUM

Zealousness

ELDER . . ' .

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