Flora Symbolica: Or, The Language and Sentiment of Flowers. Including Floral Poetry, Original and SelectedF. W. Warne and Company, 1869 - 368 pages |
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acanthus adorned alludes allusion amaranth amongst ancient beauty beneath Bishop Black Poplar bloom blossoms blue bowers bright buds called Charlotte Smith charms cognomen colour cowslip Crocus crown custom cypress Daffodil Daisy deemed delight Eliza Cook emblem emblematic eyes favourite festival floral florigraphical florigraphists foxglove fragrant frequently fruit garden garlands Geranium golden grave Greeks green grief grow Harebell heart herb holly honour Jasmine lady language of flowers laurel leaf leaves legend Leigh Hunt Lilac lily love's lover maiden Marygold Mezereon mistletoe motherwort myrtle native o'er odour Ovid parsley passion perfume petals Pink plant poem poetical poets Poppy pretty primrose purple Queen remarks Romans rose sacred says scent shade Shakspeare sings song species spring Starwort sweet symbol tears tells thee thistle thorns thou thyme tree Tulip Venus's Looking-glass violet wallflower whilst wild willow wood wreath Yellow young youth