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Title: Language of Flowers

Author: Kate Greenaway

Release Date: March 10, 2010 [EBook #31591]

Language: English

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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

Abecedary

Volatility.

Abatina

Fickleness.

Acacia

Friendship.

Acacia, Rose or White

Elegance.

Acacia, Yellow

Secret love.

Acanthus

The fine arts. Artifice.

Acalia

Temperance.

Achillea Millefolia

War.

Aconite (Wolfsbane)

Misanthropy.

Aconite, Crowfoot

Lustre.

Adonis, Flos

Painful recollections.

African Marigold

Vulgar minds.

Agnus Castus

Coldness. Indifference.

Agrimony

Thankfulness. Gratitude.

Almond (Common)

Stupidity. Indiscretion.

Almond (Flowering)

Hope.

Almond, Laurel

Perfidy

Allspice

Compassion.

Aloe

Grief. Religious superstition.

Althaea Frutex (Syrian Mallow)

Persuasion.

Alyssum (Sweet)

Worth beyond beauty.

Amaranth (Globe)

Immortality. Unfading love.

Amaranth (Cockscomb)

Foppery. Affectation.

Amaryllis

Pride. Timidity. Splendid beauty.

Ambrosia

Love returned.

American Cowslip

Divine beauty.

American Elm

Patriotism.

American Linden

Matrimony.

American Starwort

Welcome to a stranger. Cheerfulness in old age.

Amethyst

Admiration.

Anemone (Zephyr Flower)

Sickness. Expectation.

Anemone (Garden)

Forsaken.

Angelica

Inspiration.

Angrec

Royalty.

Apple

Temptation.

Apple (Blossom)

Preference. Fame speaks him great and good.

Apple, Thorn

Deceitful charms.

Apocynum (Dog's Vane)

Deceit.

Arbor Vitæ

Unchanging Friendship. Live for me.

Arum (Wake Robin)

Ardour.

Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower

Separation.

Ash Tree

Grandeur.

Aspen Tree

Lamentation.

Aster (China)

Variety. Afterthought.

Asphodel

My regrets follow you to the grave.

Auricula

Painting.

Auricula, Scarlet

Avarice.

Austurtium

Splendour.

Azalea

Temperance.

Bachelor's Buttons

Celibacy.

Balm

Sympathy.

Balm, Gentle

Pleasantry.

Balm of Gilead

Cure. Relief.

Balsam, Red

Touch me not. Impatient resolves.

Balsam, Yellow

Impatience.

Barberry

Sourness of temper.

Barberry Tree

Sharpness.

Basil

Hatred.

Bay Leaf

I change but in death.

Bay (Rose) Rhododendron

Danger. Beware.

Bay Tree

Glory.

Bay Wreath

Reward of merit.

Bearded Crepis

Protection.

Beech Tree

Prosperity.

Bee Orchis

Industry.

Bee Ophrys

Error.

Belladonna

Silence

Bell Flower, Pyramidal

Constancy.

Bell Flower (small white)

Gratitude.

Belvedere

I declare against you.

Betony

Surprise.

Bilberry

Treachery.

Bindweed, Great

Insinuation.

Bindweed, Small

Humility.

Birch

Meekness.

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Revenge.

Bittersweet; Nightshade

Truth.

Black Poplar

Courage.

Blackthorn

Difficulty.

Bladder Nut Tree

Frivolity. Amusement.

Bluebottle (Centaury)

Delicacy.

Bluebell

Constancy.

Blue-flowered Greek Valerian

Rupture.

Borus Henricus

Goodness.

Borage

Bluntness.

Box Tree

Stoicism.

Bramble

Lowliness. Envy. Remorse.

Branch of Currants

You please all.

Branch of Thorns

Severity. Rigour.

Bridal Rose

Happy love.

Broom

Humility. Neatness.

Buckbean

Calm repose.

Bud of White Rose

Heart ignorant of love.

Bugloss

Falsehood.

Bulrush

Indiscretion. Docility.

Bundle of Reeds, with their Panicles

Music.

Burdock

Importunity. Touch me not.

Buttercup (Kingcup)

Ingratitude. Childishness.

Butterfly Orchis

Gaiety.

Butterfly Weed

Let me go.

Cabbage

Profit.

Cacalia

Adulation.

Cactus

Warmth.

Calla Æthiopica

Magnificent Beauty.

Calycanthus

Benevolence.

Camellia Japonica, Red

Unpretending excellence.

Camellia Japonica, White

Perfected loveliness.

Camomile

Energy in adversity.

Canary Grass

Perseverance.

Candytuft

Indifference.

Canterbury Bell

Acknowledgement.

Cape Jasmine

I'm too happy.

Cardamine

Paternal error.

Carnation, Deep Red

Alas! for my poor heart.

Carnation, Striped

Refusal.

Carnation, Yellow

Disdain.

Cardinal Flower

Distinction.

Catchfly

Snare.

Catchfly, Red

Youthful love.

Catchfly, White

Betrayed.

Cedar

Strength.

Cedar of Lebanon

Incorruptible.

Cedar Leaf

I live for thee.

Celandine (Lesser)

Joys to come.

Cereus (Creeping)

Modest genius.

Centaury

Delicacy.

Champignon

Suspicion.

Chequered Fritillary

Persecution.

Cherry Tree

Good education.

Cherry Tree, White

Deception.

Chesnut Tree

Do me justice. Luxury.

Chickweed

Rendezvous.

Chicory

Frugality.

China Aster

Variety.

China Aster, Double

I partake your sentiments.

China Aster, Single

I will think of it.

China or Indian Pink

Aversion.

China Rose

Beauty always new.

Chinese Chrysanthemum

Cheerfulness under adversity.

Christmas Rose

Relieve my anxiety.

Chrysanthemum, Red

I love.

Chrysanthemum, White

Truth.

Chrysanthemum, Yellow

Slighted love.

Cinquefoil

Maternal affection.

Circæa

Spell.

Cistus, or Rock Rose

Popular favour.

Cistus, Gum

I shall die to-morrow.

Citron

Ill-natured beauty.

Clematis

Mental beauty.

Clematis, Evergreen

Poverty.

Clotbur

Rudeness. Pertinacity.

Cloves

Dignity.

Clover, Four-leaved

Be mine.

Clover, Red

Industry.

Clover, White

Think of me.

Cobæa

Gossip.

Cockscomb Amaranth

Foppery. Affectation. Singularity.

Colchicum, or Meadow Saffron

My best days are past.

Coltsfoot

Justice shall be done.

Columbine

Folly.

Columbine, Purple

Resolved to win.

Columbine, Red

Anxious and trembling.

Convolvulus

Bonds.

Convolvulus, Blue (Minor)

Repose. Night.

Convolvulus, Major

Extinguished hopes.

Convolvulus, Pink

Worth sustained by judicious and tender affection.

Corchorus

Impatient of absence.

Coreopsis

Always cheerful.

Coreopsis Arkansa

Love at first sight.

Coriander

Hidden worth.

Corn

Riches.

Corn, Broken

Quarrel.

Corn Straw

Agreement.

Corn Bottle

Delicacy.

Corn Cockle

Gentility.

Cornel Tree

Duration.

Coronella

Success crown your wishes.

Cowslip

Pensiveness. Winning grace.

Cowslip, American

Divine beauty. You are my divinity.

Cranberry

Cure for heartache.

Creeping Cereus

Horror.

Cress

Stability. Power.

Crocus

Abuse not.

Crocus, Spring

Youthful gladness.

Crocus, Saffron

Mirth.

Crown Imperial

Majesty. Power.

Crowsbill

Envy.

Crowfoot

Ingratitude.

Crowfoot (Aconite-leaved)

Lustre.

Cuckoo Plant

Ardour.

Cudweed, American

Unceasing remembrance.

Currant

Thy frown will kill me.

Cuscuta

Meanness.

Cyclamen

Diffidence.

Cypress

Death. Mourning.

Daffodil

Regard.

Dahlia

Instability.

Daisy

Innocence.

Daisy, Garden

I share your sentiments

Daisy, Michaelmas

Farewell.

Daisy, Party-coloured

Beauty.

Daisy, Wild

I will think of it.

Damask Rose

Brilliant complexion.

Dandelion

Rustic oracle.

Daphne Odora

Painting the lily.

Darnel (Ray grass)

Vice

Dead Leaves

Sadness.

Dew Plant

A Serenade.

Dittany of Crete

Birth.

Dittany of Crete, White

Passion.

Dock

Patience.

Dodder of Thyme

Baseness.

Dogsbane

Deceit. Falsehood.

Dogwood

Durability.

Dragon Plant

Snare.

Dragonwort

Horror.

Dried Flax

Utility.

Ebony Tree

Blackness.

Eglantine (Sweetbrier)

Poetry. I wound to heal.

Elder

Zealousness.

Elm

Dignity.

Enchanter's Nightshade

Witchcraft. Sorcery.

Endive

Frugality.

Eupatorium

Delay.

Everflowering Candytuft

Indifference.

Evergreen Clematis

Poverty.

Evergreen Thorn

Solace in adversity.

Everlasting

Never-ceasing remembrance.

Everlasting Pea

Lasting pleasure.

Fennel

Worthy all praise. Strength.

Fern

Fascination.

Ficoides, Ice Plant

Your looks freeze me.

Fig

Argument.

Fig Marigold

Idleness.

Fig Tree

Prolific.

Filbert

Reconciliation.

Fir

Time.

Fir Tree

Elevation.

Flax

Domestic Industry. Fate. I feel your kindness.

Flax-leaved Goldy-locks

Tardiness.

Fleur-de-Lis

Flame. I burn.

Fleur-de-Luce

Fire.

Flowering Fern

Reverie.

Flowering Reed

Confidence in Heaven.

Flower-of-an-Hour

Delicate Beauty.

Fly Orchis

Error.

Flytrap

Deceit.

Fool's Parsley

Silliness.

Forget Me Not

True love. Forget me not.

Foxglove

Insincerity.

Foxtail Grass

Sporting.

French Honeysuckle

Rustic beauty.

French Marigold

Jealousy.

French Willow

Bravery and humanity.

Frog Ophrys

Disgust.

Fuller's Teasel

Misanthropy.

Fumitory

Spleen.

Fuchsia, Scarlet

Taste.

Garden Anemone

Forsaken.

Garden Chervil

Sincerity.

Garden Daisy

I partake your sentiments.

Garden Marigold

Uneasiness.

Garden Ranunculus

You are rich in attractions.

Garden Sage

Esteem.

Garland of Roses

Reward of virtue.

Germander Speedwell

Facility.

Geranium, Dark

Melancholy.

Geranium, Ivy

Bridal favour.

Geranium, Lemon

Unexpected meeting.

Geranium, Nutmeg

Expected meeting.

Geranium, Oak-leaved

True friendship.

Geranium, Pencilled

Ingenuity.

Geranium, Rose-scented

Preference.

Geranium, Scarlet

Contorting. Stupidity.

Geranium, Silver-leaved

Recall.

Geranium, Wild

Steadfast piety.

Gillyflower

Bonds of affection.

Glory Flower

Glorious beauty.

Goat's Rue

Reason.

Golden Rod

Precaution.

Gooseberry

Anticipation.

Gourd

Extent. Bulk.

Grape, Wild

Charity.

Grass

Submission. Utility.

Guelder Rose

Winter. Age.

Hand Flower Tree

Warning.

Harebell

Submission. Grief.

Hawkweed

Quicksightedness.

Hawthorn

Hope.

Hazel

Reconciliation.

Heath

Solitude.

Helenium

Tears.

Heliotrope

Devotion. Faithfulness.

Hellebore

Scandal. Calumny.

Helmet Flower (Monkshood)

Knight-errantry.

Hemlock

You will be my death.

Hemp

fate.

Henbane

Imperfection.

Hepatica

Confidence.

Hibiscus

Delicate beauty.

Holly

Foresight.

Holly Herb

Enchantment.

Hollyhock

Ambition. Fecundity.

Honesty

Honesty. Fascination.

Honey Flower

Love sweet and secret.

Honeysuckle

Generous and devoted affection.

Honeysuckle Coral

The colour of my fate.

Honeysuckle (French)

Rustic beauty.

Hop

Injustice.

Hornbeam

Ornament.

Horse Chesnut

Luxury.

Hortensia

You are cold.

Houseleek

Vivacity. Domestic industry.

Houstonia

Content.

Hoya

Sculpture.

Humble Plant

Despondency.

Hundred-leaved Rose

Dignity of mind.

Hyacinth

Sport. Game. Play.

Hyacinth, White

Unobtrusive loveliness.

Hydrangea

A boaster. Heartlessness.

Hyssop

Cleanliness.

Iceland Moss

Health.

Ice Plant

Your looks freeze me.

Imperial Montague

Power.

Indian Cress

Warlike trophy.

Indian Jasmine (Ipomœa)

Attachment.

Indian Pink (Double)

Always lovely.

Indian Plum

Privation.

Iris

Message.

Iris, German

Flame.

Ivy

Fidelity. Marriage.

Ivy, Sprig of, with tendrils

Assiduous to please.

Jacob's Ladder

Come down.

Japan Rose

Beauty is your only attraction.

Jasmine

Amiability.

Jasmine, Cape

Transport of joy.

Jasmine, Carolina

Separation.

Jasmine, Indian

I attach myself to you.

Jasmine, Spanish

Sensuality.

Jasmine, Yellow

Grace and elegance.

Jonquil

I desire a return of affection.

Judas Tree

Unbelief. Betrayal.

Juniper

Succour. Protection.

Justicia

The perfection of female loveliness.

Kennedia

Mental Beauty.

King-cups

Desire of Riches.

Laburnum

Forsaken. Pensive Beauty.

Lady's Slipper

Capricious Beauty. Win me and wear me.

Lagerstræmia, Indian

Eloquence.

Lantana

Rigour.

Larch

Audacity. Boldness.

Larkspur

Lightness. Levity.

Larkspur, Pink

Fickleness.

Larkspur, Purple

Haughtiness.

Laurel

Glory.

Laurel, Common, in flower

Perfidy.

Laurel, Ground

Perseverance.

Laurel, Mountain

Ambition.

Laurel-leaved Magnolia

Dignity.

Laurestina

A token. I die if neglected.

Lavender

Distrust.

Leaves (dead)

Melancholy.

Lemon

Zest.

Lemon Blossoms

Fidelity in lore.

Lettuce

Cold-heartedness.

Lichen

Dejection. Solitude.

Lilac, Field

Humility.

Lilac, Purple

First emotions of love.

Lilac, White

Youthful Innocence.

Lily, Day

Coquetry.

Lily, Imperial

Majesty.

Lily, White

Purity. Sweetness.

Lily, Yellow

Falsehood. Gaiety.

Lily of the Valley

Return of happiness.

Linden or Lime Trees

Conjugal love.

Lint

I feel my obligations.

Live Oak

Liberty.

Liverwort

Confidence.

Licorice, Wild

I declare against you.

Lobelia

Malevolence.

Locust Tree

Elegance.

Locust Tree (green)

Affection beyond the grave.

London Pride

Frivolity.

Lote Tree

Concord.

Lotus

Eloquence.

Lotus Flower

Estranged love.

Lotus Leaf

Recantation.

Love in a Mist

Perplexity.

Love lies Bleeding

Hopeless, not heartless.

Lucern

Life.

Lupine

Voraciousness. Imagination.

Madder

Calumny.

Magnolia

Love of Nature.

Magnolia, Swamp

Perseverance.

Mallow

Mildness.

Mallow, Marsh

Beneficence.

Mallow, Syrian

Consumed by love.

Mallow, Venetian

Delicate beauty.

Manchineal Tree

Falsehood.

Mandrake

Horror.

Maple

Reserve.

Marigold

Grief.

Marigold, African

Vulgar minds.

Marigold, French

Jealousy.

Marigold, Prophetic

Prediction.

Marigold and Cypress

Despair.

Marjoram

Blushes.

Marvel of Peru

Timidity.

Meadow Lychnis

Wit.

Meadow Saffron

My fast days are fast.

Meadowsweet

Uselessness.

Mercury

Goodness.

Mesembryanthemum

Idleness.

Mezereon

Desire to please.

Michaelmas Daisy

Afterthought.

Mignionette

Your qualities surpass your charms.

Milfoil

War.

Milkvetch

Your presence softens my pains.

Milkwort

Hermitage.

Mimosa (Sensitive Plant)

Sensitiveness.

Mint

Virtue.

Mistletoe

I surmount difficulties.

Mock Orange

Counterfeit.

Monkshood (Helmet Flower)

Chivalry. Knight-errantry.

Moonwort

Forgetfulness.

Morning Glory

Affectation.

Moschatel

Weakness.

Moss

Maternal love.

Mosses

Ennui.

Mossy Saxifrage

Affection.

Motherwort

Concealed love.

Mountain Ash

Prudence.

Mourning Bride

Unfortunate attachment. I have lost all.

Mouse-eared Chickweed

Ingenuous simplicity.

Mouse-eared Scorpion Grass

Forget me not.

Moving Plant

Agitation.

Mudwort

Tranquillity.

Mugwort

Happiness.

Mulberry Tree (Black)

I shall not survive you.

Mulberry Tree (White)

Wisdom.

Mushroom

Suspicion.

Musk Plant

Weakness.

Mustard Seed

Indifference.

Myrobalan

Privation.

Myrrh

Gladness.

Myrtle

Love.

Narcissus

Egotism.

Nasturtium

Patriotism.

Nettle, Burning

Slander.

Nettle Tree

Concert.

Night-blooming Cereus

Transient beauty.

Night Convolvulus

Night.

Nightshade

Truth.

Oak Leaves

Bravery.

Oak Tree

Hospitality.

Oak (White)

Independence.

Oats

The witching soul of music.

Oleander

Beware.

Olive

Peace.

Orange Blossoms

Your purity equals your

loveliness.

Orange Flowers

Chastity. Bridal festivities.

Orange Tree

Generosity.

Orchis

A Belle.

Osier

Frankness.

Osmunda

Dreams.

Ox Eye

Patience.

Palm

Victory.

Pansy

Thoughts.

Parsley

Festivity.

Pasque Flower

You have no claims.

Passion Flower

Religious superstition.

Patience Dock

Patience.

Pea, Everlasting

An appointed meeting. Lasting Pleasure.

Pea, Sweet

Departure.

Peach

Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled.

Peach Blossom

I am your captive.

Pear

Affection.

Pear Tree

Comfort.

Pennyroyal

Flee away.

Peony

Shame. Bashfulness.

Peppermint

Warmth of feeling.

Periwinkle, Blue

Early friendship.

Periwinkle, White

Pleasures of memory.

Persicaria

Restoration.

Persimon

Bury me amid Nature's beauties.

Peruvian Heliotrope

Devotion.

Pheasant's Eye

Remembrance.

Phlox

Unanimity.

Pigeon Berry

Indifference.

Pimpernel

Change. Assignation.

Pine

Pity.

Pine-apple

You are perfect.

Pine, Pitch

Philosophy.

Pine, Spruce

Hope in adversity.

Pink

Boldness.

Pink, Carnation

Woman's love.

Pink, Indian, Double

Always lovely.

Pink, Indian, Single

Aversion.

Pink, Mountain

Aspiring.

Pink, Red, Double

Pure and ardent love.

Pink, Single

Pure love.

Pink, Variegated

Refusal.

Pink, White

Ingeniousness. Talent.

Plane Tree

Genius.

Plum, Indian

Privation.

Plum Tree

Fidelity.

Plum, Wild

Independence.

Polyanthus

Pride of riches.

Polyanthus, Crimson

The heart's mystery.

Polyanthus, Lilac

Confidence.

Pomegranate

Foolishness.

Pomegranate, Flower

Mature elegance.

Poplar, Black

Courage.

Poplar, White

Time.

Poppy, Red

Consolation.

Poppy, Scarlet

Fantastic extravagance.

Poppy, White

Sleep. My bane. My antidote.

Potato

Benevolence.

Prickly Pear

Satire.

Pride of China

Dissension.

Primrose

Early youth.

Primrose, Evening

Inconstancy.

Primrose, Red

Unpatronized merit.

Privet

Prohibition.

Purple Clover

Provident.

Pyrus Japonica

Fairies' fire.

Quaking-Grass

Agitation.

Quamoclit

Busybody.

Queen's Rocket

You are the queen of

coquettes. Fashion.

Quince

Temptation.

Ragged Robin

Wit.

Ranunculus

You are radiant with charms.

Ranunculus, Garden

You are rich in attractions.

Ranunculus, Wild

Ingratitude.

Raspberry

Remorse.

Ray Grass

Vice.

Red Catchfly

Youthful lore.

Reed

Complaisance. Music.

Reed, Split

Indiscretion.

Rhododendron (Rosebay)

Danger. Beware.

Rhubarb

Advice.

Rocket

Rivalry.

Rose

Love.

Rose, Austrian

Thou art all that is lovely.

Rose, Bridal

Happy love.

Rose, Burgundy

Unconscious beauty.

Rose, Cabbage

Ambassador of love.

Rose, Campion

Only deserve my love.

Rose, Carolina

Love is dangerous.

Rose, China

Beauty always new.

Rose, Christmas

Tranquillize my anxiety.

Rose, Daily

Thy smile I aspire to.

Rose, Damask

Brilliant complexion.

Rose, Deep Red

Bashful shame.

Rose, Dog

Pleasure and pain.

Rose, Guelder

Winter. Age.

Rose, Hundred-leaved

Pride.

Rose, Japan

Beauty is your only attraction.

Rose, Maiden Blush

If you love me, you will find it out.

Rose, Multiflora

Grace.

Rose, Mundi

Variety.

Rose, Musk

Capricious beauty.

Rose, Musk, Cluster

Charming.

Rose, Single

Simplicity.

Rose, Thornless

Early attachment.

Rose, Unique

Call me not beautiful.

Rose, White

I am worthy of you.

Rose, White (withered)

Transient impressions.

Rose, Yellow

Decrease of love. Jealously.

Rose, York and Lancaster

War.

Rose, Full-blown, placed over two Buds

Secrecy.

Rose, White and Red together

Unity.

Roses, Crown of

Reward of virtue.

Rosebud, Red

Pure and lovely.

Rosebud, White

Girlhood.

Rosebud, Moss

Confession of love.

Rosebay (Rhododendron)

Beware. Danger.

Rosemary

Remembrance.

Rudbeckia

Justice.

Rue

Disdain.

Rush

Docility.

Rye Grass

Changeable disposition

Saffron

Beware of excess.

Saffron Crocus

Mirth.

Saffron, Meadow

My happiest days are past.

Sage

Domestic virtue.

Sage, Garden

Esteem.

Sainfoin

Agitation.

Saint John's Wort

Animosity. Superstition.

Sardony

Irony.

Saxifrage, Mossy

Affection.

Scabious

Unfortunate love.

Scabious, Sweet

Widowhood.

Scarlet Lychnis

Sunbeaming eyes.

Schinus

Religions enthusiasm.

Scotch Fir

Elevation.

Sensitive Plant

Sensibility. Delicate feelings.

Senvy

Indifference.

Shamrock

Light heartedness.

Snakesfoot

Horror.

Snapdragon

Presumption.

Snowball

Bound.

Snowdrop

Hope.

Sorrel

Affection.

Sorrel, Wild

Wit ill-timed.

Sorrel, Wood

Joy.

Southernwood

Jest. Bantering.

Spanish Jasmine

Sensuality.

Spearmint

Warmth of sentiment.

Speedwell

Female fidelity.

Speedwell, Germander

Facility.

Speedwell, Spiked

Semblance.

Spider, Ophrys

Adroitness.

Spiderwort

Esteem not love.

Spiked Willow Herb

Pretension.

Spindle Tree

Your charms are engraven on my heart.

Star of Bethlehem

Purity.

Starwort

Afterthought.

Starwort, American

Cheerfulness in old age.

Stock

Lasting beauty.

Stock, Ten Week

Promptness.

Stonecrop

Tranquillity.

Straw, Broken

Rupture of a contract.

Straw, Whole

Union.

Strawberry Tree

Esteem and love.

Sumach, Venice

Splendour. Intellectual excellence.

Sunflower, Dwarf

Adoration.

Sunflower, Tall

Haughtiness.

Swallow-wort

Cure for heartache.

Sweet Basil

Good wishes.

Sweetbrier, American

Simplicity.

Sweetbrier, European

I wound to heal.

Sweetbrier, Yellow

Decrease of love.

Sweet Pea

Delicate pleasures.

Sweet Sultan

Felicity.

Sweet William

Gallantry.

Sycamore

Curiosity.

Syringa

Memory.

Syringa, Carolina

Disappointment.

Tamarisk

Crime.

Tansy (Wild)

I declare war against you.

Teasel

Misanthropy.

Tendrils of Climbing Plants

Ties.

Thistle, Common

Austerity.

Thistle, Fuller's

Misanthropy

Thistle, Scotch

Retaliation.

Thorn Apple

Deceitful charms.

Thorn, Branch of

Severity.

Thrift

Sympathy.

Throatwort

Neglected beauty.

Thyme

Activity.

Tiger Flower

For once may pride befriend me.

Traveller's Joy

Safety.

Tree of Life

Old age.

Trefoil

Revenge.

Tremella Nestoc

Resistance.

Trillium Pictum

Modest beauty.

Truffle

Surprise.

Trumpet Flower

Fame.

Tuberose

Dangerous pleasures.

Tulip

Fame.

Tulip, Red

Declaration of love.

Tulip, Variegated

Beautiful eyes.

Tulip, Yellow

Hopeless love.

Turnip

Charity.

Tussilage (Sweet-scented)

Justice shall be done you.

Valerian

An accommodating disposition.

Valerian, Greek

Rupture.

Venice Sumach

Intellectual excellence. Splendour.

Venus' Car

Fly with me.

Venus' Looking-glass

Flattery.

Venus' Trap

Deceit.

Vernal Grass

Poor, but happy.

Veronica

Fidelity.

Vervain

Enchantment.

Vine

Intoxication.

Violet, Blue

Faithfulness.

Violet, Dame

Watchfulness.

Violet, Sweet

Modesty.

Violet, Yellow

Rural happiness.

Virginian Spiderwort

Momentary happiness.

Virgin's Bower

Filial love.

Volkamenia

May you be happy.

Walnut

Intellect. Stratagem.

Wall-flower

Fidelity in adversity.

Water Lily

Purity of heart.

Water Melon

Bulkiness.

Wax Plant

Susceptibility.

Wheat Stalk

Riches.

Whin

Anger.

White Jasmine

Amiableness.

White Lily

Purity and Modesty.

White Mullein

Good nature.

White Oak

Independence.

White Pink

Talent.

White Poplar

Time.

White Rose (dried)

Death preferable to loss of innocence.

Whortleberry

Treason.

Willow, Creeping

Love forsaken.

Willow, Water

Freedom.

Willow, Weeping

Mourning.

Willow-Herb

Pretension.

Willow, French

Bravery and humanity.

Winter Cherry

Deception.

Witch Hazel

A spell.

Woodbine

Fraternal love.

Wood Sorrel

Joy. Maternal tenderness.

Wormwood

Absence.

Xanthium

Rudeness. Pertinacity.

Xeranthemum

Cheerfulness under adversity.

Yew

Sorrow.

Zephyr Flower

Expectation.

Zinnia

Thoughts of absent friends.

Absence

Wormwood.

Abuse not

Crocus.

Acknowledgment

Canterbury Bell.

Activity

Thyme.

Admiration

Amethyst.

Adoration

Dwarf Sunflower

Adroitness

Spider Ophrys.

Adulation

Cacalia.

Advice

Rhubarb.

Affection

Mossy Saxifrage.

Affection

Pear.

Affection

Sorrel.

Affection beyond the grave

Green Locust.

Affection, maternal

Cinquefoil.

Affectation

Cockscomb Amaranth.

Affectation

Morning Glory.

Afterthought

Michaelmas Daisy.

Afterthought

Starwort.

Afterthought

China Aster.

Agreement

Straw.

Age

Guelder Rose.

Agitation

Moving Plant.

Agitation

Sainfoin.

Alas! for my poor heart

Deep Red Carnation.

Always cheerful

Coreopsis.

Always lovely

Indian Pink (double).

Ambassador of love

Cabbage Rose.

Amiability

Jasmine.

Anger

Whin.

Animosity

St. John's Wort.

Anticipation

Gooseberry.

Anxious and trembling

Red Columbine.

Ardour

Cuckoo Plant.

Argument

Fig.

Arts or artifice

Acanthus.

Assiduous to please

Sprig of Ivy with tendrils.

Assignation

Pimpernel.

Attachment

Indian Jasmine.

Audacity

Larch.

Avarice

Scarlet Auricula.

Aversion

China or Indian Pink.

Bantering

Southern-wood.

Baseness

Dodder of Thyme.

Bashfulness

Peony.

Bashful shame

Deep Red Rose.

Beautiful eyes

Variegated Tulip.

Beauty

Party-coloured Daisy.

Beauty always new

China Rose.

Beauty, capricious

Lady's Slipper.

Beauty, capricious

Musk Rose.

Beauty, delicate

Flower of an Hour.

Beauty, delicate

Hibiscus.

Beauty, divine

American Cowslip.

Beauty, glorious

Glory Flower.

Beauty, lasting

Stock.

Beauty, magnificent

Calla Æthiopica.

Beauty, mental

Clematis.

Beauty, modest

Trillium Pictum.

Beauty, neglected

Throatwort.

Beauty, pensive

Laburnum.

Beauty, rustic

French Honeysuckle.

Beauty, unconscious

Burgundy Rose.

Beauty is your only attraction

Japan Rose.

Belle

Orchis.

Be mine

Four-leaved Clover.

Beneficence

Marshmallow.

Benevolence

Potato.

Betrayed

White Catchfly.

Beware

Oleander.

Beware

Rosebay.

Blackness

Ebony Tree.

Bluntness

Borage.

Blushes

Marjoram.

Boaster

Hydrangea.

Boldness

Pink.

Bonds

Convolvulus.

Bonds of Affection

Gillyflower.

Bravery

Oak Leaves.

Bravery and humanity

French Willow.

Bridal favour

Ivy Geranium.

Brilliant complexion

Damask Rose.

Bulk

Water Melon. Gourd.

Busybody

Quamoclit.

Bury me amid Nature's beauties

Persimon.

Call me not beautiful

Rose Unique.

Calm repose

Buckbean.

Calumny

Hellebore.

Calumny

Madder.

Change

Pimpernel.

Changeable disposition

Rye Grass.

Charity

Turnip.

Charming

Cluster of Musk Roses.

Charms, deceitful

Thorn Apple.

Cheerfulness in old age

American Starwort.

Cheerfulness under adversity

Chinese Chrysanthemum.

Chivalry

Monkskood (Helmet Flower).

Cleanliness

Hyssop.

Coldheartedness

Lettuce.

Coldness

Agnus Castus.

Colour of my life

Coral Honeysuckle.

Come down

Jacob's Ladder.

Comfort

Pear Tree.

Comforting

Scarlet Geranium.

Compassion

Allspice.

Concealed love

Motherwort.

Concert

Nettle Tree.

Concord

Lote Tree.

Confession of love

Moss Rosebud.

Confidence

Hepatica.

Confidence

Lilac Polyanthus.

Confidence

Liverwort.

Confidence in Heaven

Flowering Reed.

Conjugal love

Lime, or Linden Tree.

Consolation

Red Poppy.

Constancy

Bluebell.

Consumed by love

Syrian Mallow.

Counterfeit

Mock Orange.

Courage

Black Poplar.

Crime

Tamarisk.

Cure

Balm of Gilead.

Cure for heartache

Swallow-wort.

Curiosity

Sycamore.

Danger

Rhododendron. Rosebay.

Dangerous Pleasures

Tuberose.

Death

Cypress.

Death preferable to loss of innocence

White Rate (dried).

Deceit

Apocynum.

Deceit

Flytrap.

Deceit

Dogsbane.

Deceitful charms

Thorn Apple.

Deception

White Cherry Tree.

Declaration of love

Red Tulip.

Decrease of love

Yellow Rose.

Delay

Eupatorium.

Delicacy

Bluebottle. Centaury.

Dejection

Lichen.

Desire to please

Mezereon.

Despair

Cypress.

Despondency

Humble Plant.

Devotion

Peruvian Heliotrope.

Difficulty

Blackthorn.

Dignity

Cloves.

Dignity

Laurel-leaved Magnolia.

Disappointment

Carolina Syringa.

Disdain

Yellow Carnation.

Disdain

Rue.

Disgust

Frog Ophrys.

Dissension

Pride of China.

Distinction

Cardinal Flower.

Distrust

Lavender.

Divine beauty

American Cowslip.

Docility

Rush.

Domestic industry

Flax.

Domestic virtue

Sage.

Durability

Dogwood.

Duration

Cornel Tree.

Early attachment

Thornless Rose

Early friendship

Blue Periwinkle.

Early youth

Primrose.

Elegance

Locust Tree.

Elegance and grace

Yellow Jasmine.

Elevation

Scotch Fir.

Eloquence

Indian Lagerstræmia.

Enchantment

Holly Herb.

Enchantment

Vervain.

Energy in adversity

Camomile.

Envy

Bramble.

Error

Bee Ophrys.

Error

Fly Orchis.

Esteem

Garden Sage.

Esteem not love

Spiderwort.

Esteem and love

Strawberry Tree.

Estranged love

Lotus Flower.

Excellence

Camellia Japonica.

Expectation

Anemone.

Expectation

Zephyr Flower.

Expected meeting

Nutmeg Geranium.

Extent

Gourd.

Extinguished hopes

Major Convolvulus.

Facility

Germander Speedwell.

Fairies' fire

Pyrus Japonica.

Faithfulness

Blue Violet.

Faithfulness

Heliotrope.

Falsehood

Buglass.

Falsehood

Yellow Lily.

Falsehood

Manchineal Tree.

Fame

Tulip. Trumpet Flower.

Fame speaks him great and good

Apple Blossom.

Fantastic extravagance

Scarlet Poppy.

Farewell

Michaelmas Daisy.

Fascination

Fern.

Fascination

Honesty.

Fashion

Queen's Rocket.

Fecundity

Hollyhock.

Felicity

Sweet Sultan.

Female fidelity

Speedwell.

Festivity

Parsley.

Fickleness

Abatina.

Fickleness

Pink Larkspur.

Filial love

Virgin's bower.

Fidelity

Veronica. Ivy.

Fidelity

Plum Tree.

Fidelity in adversity

Wall-flower.

Fidelity in love

Lemon Blossoms.

Fire

Fleur-de-Luce.

First emotions of love

Purple Lilac.

Flame

Fleur-de-lis. Iris.

Flattery

Venus' Looking-glass.

Flee away

Pennyroyal.

Fly with me

Venus' Car.

Folly

Columbine.

Foppery

Cockscomb Amaranth.

Foolishness

Pomegranate.

Foresight

Holly.

Forgetfulness

Moonwort.

Forget me not

Forget Me Not.

For once may pride befriend me

Tiger Flower.

Forsaken

Garden Anemone.

Forsaken

Laburnum.

Frankness

Osier.

Fraternal love

Woodbine.

Freedom

Water Willow.

Freshness

Damask Rose.

Friendship

Acacia.

Friendship, early

Blue Periwinkle.

Friendship, true

Oak-leaved Geranium.

Friendship, unchanging

Arbor Vitæ.

Frivolity

London Pride.

Frugality

Chicory. Endive.

Gaiety

Butterfly Orchis.

Gaiety

Yellow Lily.

Gallantry

Sweet William.

Generosity

Orange Tree.

Generous and devoted affection

French Honeysuckle.

Genius

Plane Tree.

Gentility

Corn Cockle.

Girlhood

White Rosebud.

Gladness

Myrrh.

Glory

Bay Tree.

Glory

Laurel.

Glorious beauty

Glory Flower.

Goodness

Bonus Henricus.

Goodness

Mercury.

Good education

Cherry Tree.

Good wishes

Sweet Basil.

Goodnature

White Mullein.

Gossip

Cobæa.

Grace

Multiflora Rose.

Grace and elegance

Yellow Jasmine.

Grandeur

Ash Tree

Gratitude

Small White Bell-flower.

Grief

Harebell.

Grief

Marigold.

Happy love

Bridal Rose.

Hatred

Basil.

Haughtiness

Purple Larkspur.

Haughtiness

Tall Sunflower.

Health

Iceland Moss.

Hermitage

Milkwort.

Hidden worth

Coriander.

Honesty

Honesty.

Hope

Flowering Almond.

Hope

Hawthorn.

Hope

Snowdrop.

Hope in adversity

Spruce Pine.

Hopeless love

Yellow Tulip.

Hopeless, not heartless

Love Lies Bleating.

Horror

Mandrake.

Horror

Dragonswort.

Horror

Snakesfoot.

Hospitality

Oak Tree.

Humility

Broom.

Humility

Small Bindweed.

Humility

Field Lilac.

I am too happy

Cape Jasmine.

I am your captive

Peach Blossom.

I am worthy of you

White Rose.

I change but in death

Bay Leaf.

I declare against you

Belvedere.

I declare against you

Liquorice.

I declare war against you

Wild Tansy.

I die if neglected

Laurestina.

I desire a return of affection

Jonquil.

I feel my obligations

Lint.

I feel your kindness

Flax.

I have lost all

Mourning Bride.

I live for thee

Cedar Leaf.

I love

Red Chrysanthemum.

I partake of your sentiments

Double China Aster.

I partake your sentiments

Garden Daisy.

I shall die to-morrow

Gum Cistus.

I shall not survive you

Black Mulberry.

I surmount difficulties

Mistletoe.

I will think of it

Single China Aster.

I will think of it

Wild Daisy.

I wound to heal

Eglantine (Sweetbrier).

If you love me, you will find it out

Maiden Blush Rose.

Idleness

Mesembryanthemum.

Ill-natured beauty

Citron.

Imagination

Lupine.

Immortality

Amaranth (Globe).

Impatience

yellow Balsam.

Impatient of absence

Corchorus.

Impatient resolves

Red Balsam.

Imperfection

Henbane.

Importunity

Burdock.

Inconstancy

Evening Primrose.

Incorruptible

Cedar of Lebanon.

Independence

Wild Plum Tree.

Independence

White Oak.

Indifference

Everflowering Candytuft.

Indifference

Mustard Seed.

Indifference

Pigeon Berry.

Indifference

Senvy.

Indiscretion

Split Reed.

Industry

Red Clover.

Industry, Domestic

Flax.

Ingenuousness

White Pink.

Ingenuity

Pencilled Geranium.

Ingenuous simplicity

Mouse-eared Chickweed.

Ingratitude

Crowfoot.

Innocence

Daisy.

Insincerity

Foxglove.

Insinuation

Great Bindweed.

Inspiration

Angelica.

Instability

Dahlia.

Intellect

Walnut.

Intoxication

Vine.

Irony

Sardony.

Jealousy

French Marigold.

Jealousy

Yellow Rose.

Jest

Southernwood.

Joy

Wood Sorrel.

Joys to come

Lesser Celandine.

Justice

Rudbeckia.

Justice shall be done to you

Coltsfoot.

Justice shall be done to you

Sweet-scented Tussilage.

Knight-errantry

Helmet Flower (Monkshood).

Lamentation

Aspon Tree.

Lasting beauty

Stock.

Lasting pleasures

Everlasting Pea.

Let me go

Butterfly Weed.

Levity

Larkspur.

Liberty

Live Oak.

Life

Lucern.

Lightheartedness

Shamrock.

Lightness

Larkspur.

Live for me

Arbor Vitæ.

Love

Myrtle.

Love

Rose.

Love, forsaken

Creeping Willow.

Love, returned

Ambrosia.

Love is dangerous

Carolina Rose.

Lustre

Aconite-leaved Crowfoot, or Fair Maid of France.

Luxury

Chesnut Tree.

Magnificent beauty

Calla, Æthiopica.

Majesty

Crown Imperial.

Malevolence

Lobelia.

Marriage

Ivy.

Maternal affection

Cinquefoil.

Maternal love

Moss.

Maternal tenderness

Wood Sorrel.

Matrimony

American Linden.

May you be happy

Volkamenia

Meanness

Cuscuta.

Meekness

Birch.

Melancholy

Dark Geranium.

Melancholy

Dead Leaves.

Mental beauty

Clematis.

Mental beauty

Kennedia.

Message

Iris.

Mildness

Mallow.

Mirth

Saffron Crocus.

Misanthropy

Aconite (Wolfsbane).

Misanthropy

Fuller's Teasel.

Modest beauty

Trillium Pictum.

Modest genius

Creeping Cereus.

Modesty

Violet.

Modesty and purity

White Lily.

Momentary happiness

Virginian Spiderwort.

Mourning

Weeping Willow

Music

Bundles of Reed with their panicles.

My best days are past

Colchicum, or Meadow Saffron.

My regrets follow you to the grave

Asphodel.

Neatness

Broom.

Neglected beauty

Throatwort.

Never-ceasing remembrance

Everlasting.

Old age

Tree of Life.

Only deserve my love

Campion Rose.

Painful recollections

Flos Adonis.

Painting

Auricula.

Painting the lily

Daphne Odora.

Passion

White Dittany.

Paternal error

Cardamine.

Patience

Dock. Ox Eye.

Patriotism

American Elm.

Patriotism

Nasturtium.

Peace

Olive.

Perfected loveliness

Camellia Japonica, White.

Perfidy

Common Laurel, in flower.

Pensive beauty

Laburnum.

Perplexity

Love in a Mist.

Persecution

Chequered Fritillary.

Perseverance

Swamp Magnolia.

Persuasion

Althea Frutex.

Persuasion

Syrian Mallow.

Pertinacity

Clotbur.

Pity

Pine.

Pleasure and pain

Dog Rose.

Pleasure, lasting

Everlasting Pea.

Pleasures of memory

White Periwinkle.

Popular favour

Cistus, or Rock Rose.

Poverty

Evergreen Clematis.

Power

Imperial Montague.

Power

Cress.

Precaution

Golden Rod.

Prediction

Prophetic Marigold.

Pretension

Spited Willow Herb.

Pride

Amaryllis.

Pride

Hundred-leaved Rose.

Privation

Indian Plum.

Privation

Myrobalan.

Profit

Cabbage.

Prohibition

Privet.

Prolific

Fig Tree.

Promptness

Ten-week Stock.

Prosperity

Beech Tree.

Protection

Bearded Crepis.

Prudence

Mountain Ash.

Pure love

Single Red Pink.

Pure and ardent love

Double Red Pink.

Pure and lovely

Red Rosebud.

Purity

Star of Bethlehem.

Quarrel

Broken Corn-straw.

Quicksightedness

Hawk-weed.

Reason

Goat's Rue.

Recantation

Lotus Leaf.

Recall

Silver-leaved Geranium.

Reconciliation

Filbert.

Reconciliation

Hazel.

Refusal

Striped Carnation.

Regard

Daffodil.

Relief

Balm of Gilead.

Relieve my anxiety

Christmas Rose.

Religious superstition

Aloe.

Religious superstition

Passion Flower.

Religious enthusiasm

Schinus.

Remembrance

Rosemary.

Remorse

Bramble.

Remorse

Raspberry.

Rendezvous

Chickweed.

Reserve

Maple.

Resistance

Tremella Nestoc.

Restoration

Persicaria.

Retaliation

Scotch Thistle.

Return of happiness

Lily of the Valley.

Revenge

Birdsfoot Trefoil.

Reverie

Flowering Fern.

Reward of merit

Bay Wreath.

Reward of virtue

Garland of Roses.

Riches

Corn.

Rigour

Lantana.

Rivalry

Rocket.

Rudeness

Clotbur.

Rudeness

Xanthium.

Rural happiness

Yellow Violet.

Rustic beauty

French Honeysuckle.

Rustic oracle

Dandelion.

Sadness

Dead Leaves.

Safety

Traveller's Joy.

Satire

Prickly Pear.

Sculpture

Hoya.

Secret Love

Yellow Acacia.

Semblance

Spiked Speedwell.

Sensitiveness

Mimosa.

Sensuality

Spanish Jasmine.

Separation

Carolina Jasmine.

Severity

Branch of Thorns.

Shame

Peony.

Sharpness

Barberry Tree.

Sickness

Anemone (Zephyr Flower).

Silliness

Fool's Parsley.

Simplicity

American Sweetbrier.

Sincerity

Garden Chervil.

Slighted love

Yellow Chrysanthemum.

Snare

Catchfly. Dragon Plant.

Solitude

Heath.

Sorrow

Yew.

Sourness of Temper

Barberry.

Spell

Circæa.

Spleen

Fumitory.

Splendid beauty

Amaryllis.

Splendour

Austurtium.

Sporting

Fox-tail Grass.

Stedfast Piety

Wild Geranium.

Stoicism

Box Tree.

Strength

Cedar. Fennel.

Submission

Grass.

Submission

Harebell.

Success crown your wishes

Coronella.

Succour

Juniper.

Sunbeaming eyes

Scarlet Lychnis.

Surprise

Truffle.

Susceptibility

Wax Plant.

Suspicion

Champignon.

Sympathy

Balm.

Sympathy

Thrift.

Talent

White Pink.

Tardiness

Flax-leaved Goldy-locks.

Taste

Scarlet Fuchsia.

Tears

Helenium.

Temperance

Azalea.

Temptation

Apple.

Thankfulness

Agrimony.

The colour of my fate

Coral Honeysuckle.

The heart's mystery

Crimson Polyanthus.

The perfection of female loveliness

Justicia.

The witching soul of music

Oats.

Thoughts

Pansy.

Thoughts of absent friends

Zinnia.

Thy frown wilt kill me

Currant.

Thy smile I aspire to

Daily Rose.

Ties

Tendrils of Climbing Plants.

Timidity

Amaryllis.

Timidity

Marvel of Peru.

Time

White Poplar.

Tranquillity

Mudwort.

Tranquillity

Stonecrop.

Tranquillize my anxiety

Christmas Rose.

Transient beauty

Night-blooming Cereus.

Transient impressions

Withered White Rose.

Transport of joy

Cape Jasmine.

Treachery

Bilberry.

True love

Forget Me Not.

True Friendship

Oak-leaved Geranium.

Truth

Bittersweet Nightshade.

Truth

White Chrysanthemum.

Unanimity

Phlox.

Unbelief

Judas Tree.

Unceasing remembrance

American Cudweed.

Unchanging friendship

Arbor Vitæ.

Unconscious beauty

Burgundy Rose.

Unexpected meeting

Lemon Geranium.

Unfortunate attachment

Mourning Bride.

Unfortunate love

Scabious.

Union

Whole Straw.

Unity

White and Red Rose together.

Unpatronized merit

Red Primrose.

Uselessness

Meadowsweet.

Utility

Grass.

Variety

China Aster.

Variety

Mundi Rose.

Vice

Darnel (Ray Grass).

Victory

Palm.

Virtue

Mint.

Virtue, Domestic

Sage.

Volubility

Abecedary.

Voraciousness

Lupine.

Vulgar Minds

African Marigold.

War

York and Lancaster Rose.

War

Achillea Millefolia.

Warlike trophy

Indian Cress.

Warmth of feeling

Peppermint.

Watchfulness

Dame Violet.

Weakness

Moschatel

Weakness

Musk Plant.

Welcome to a stranger

American Starwort.

Widowhood

Sweet Scabious.

Win me and wear me

Lady's Slipper.

Winning grace

Cowslip.

Winter

Guelder Rose.

Wit

Meadow Lychnis.

Wit ill-timed

Wild Sorrel.

Witchcraft

Enchanter's Nightshade.

Worth beyond beauty

Sweet Alyssum.

Worth sustained by judicious and tender affection

Pink Convolvulus.

Worthy all praise

Fennel.

You are cold

Hortensia.

You are my divinity

American Cowslip.

You are perfect

Pine Apple.

You are radiant with charms

Ranunculus.

You are rich in attractions

Garden Ranunculus.

You are the queen of coquettes

Queen's Rocket.

You have no claims

Pasque Flower.

You please all

Branch of Currants.

You will be my death.

Hemlock.

Your charms are engraven on my heart

Spindle Tree.

Your looks freeze me

Ice Plant.

Your presence softens my pains

Milkvetch.

Your purity equals your loveliness

Orange Blossoms.

Your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled

Peach.

Your qualities surpass your charms

Mignionette.

Youthful innocence

White Lilac.

Youthful love

Red Catchfly.

Zealousness

Elder.

Zest

Lemon.

The Language of Flowers

DAFFODILS.

I WANDERED lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host of golden Daffodils;

Beside the lake, beneath the trees,

Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine

And twinkle in the milky way,

They stretched in never-ending line

Along the margin of a bay:

Ten thousand saw I at a glance,

Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they

Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;

A poet could not but be gay,

In such a jocund company;

I gazed and gazed, but little thought

What wealth the show to me had brought!

For oft when on my couch I lie,

In vacant or in pensive mood,

They flash upon that inward eye

Which is the bliss of solitude;

And then my heart with pleasure fills,

And dances with the Daffodils.

WORDSWORTH.

THE ROSE.

Go, lovely Rose!

Tell her that wastes her time on me,

That now she knows,

When I resemble her to thee,

How sweet and fair she seems to be.

Tell her that's young.

And shuns to have her graces spied,

That hadst thou sprung

In deserts where no men abide,

Thou must have uncommended died.

Small is the worth

Of beauty from the light retired;

Bid her come forth,

Suffer herself to be desired,

And not blush so to be admired.

Then die, that she

The common fate of all things rare

May read in thee;

How small a part of time they share

That are so wondrous sweet and fair,

Yet, though thou fade,

From thy dead leaves let fragrance rise

And teach the maid

That goodness Time's rude hand defies;

That virtue lives when beauty dies.

WALLER.

THE SENSITIVE PLANT.

A SENSITIVE Plant in a garden grew,

And the young winds fed it with silver dew,

And it opened its fan-like leaves to the light,

And closed them beneath the kisses of Night.

* * * * * *

But none ever trembled and panted with bliss

In the garden, the field, or the wilderness,

Like doe in the noontide with love's sweet want,

As the companionless Sensitive Plant.

The snowdrop, and then the violet,

Arose from the ground with warm rain wet,

And their breath was mixed with fresh odour, sent,

From the turf, like the voice and the instrument.

Then the pied wind-flowers and the tulip tall,

And narcissi, the fairest among them all,

Who gaze on their eyes in the stream's recess,

Till they die of their own dear loveliness.

And the naiad-like lily of the vale.

Whom youth makes so fair and passion so pale,

That the light of its tremulous bells is seen

Through their pavilions of tender green;

And the hyacinth purple, and white, and blue,

Which flung from its bells a sweet peal anew

Of music so delicate, soft and intense,

It was felt like an odour within the sense!

And the rose like a nymph to the bath addrest,

Which unveiled the depth of her glowing breast,

Till, fold after fold, to the fainting air

The soul of her beauty and love lay bare;

And the wand-like lily, which lifted up,

As a Mænad, its moonlight-coloured cup,

Till the fiery star, which is its eye,

Gazed through the clear dew on the tender sky;

And the jessamine faint, and the sweet tuberose,

The sweetest flower for scent that blows;

And all rare blossoms from every clime

Grew in that garden in perfect prime.

The Sensitive Plant, which could give small fruit

Of the love which it felt from the leaf to the root,

Received more than all [flowers], it loved more than ever,

Where none wanted but it, could belong to the giver—

For the Sensitive Plant has no bright flower;

Radiance and odour are not its dower;

It loves, even like Love its deep heart is full,

It desires what it has not, the beautiful!

* * * * * *

Each and all like ministering angels were

For the Sensitive Plant sweet joy to bear.

Whilst the lagging hours of the day went by

Like windless clouds o'er a tender sky.

And when evening descended from heaven above,

And the earth was all rest, and the air was all love,

And delight, though less bright, was far more deep,

And the day's veil fell from the world of sleep,

* * * * * *

The Sensitive Plant was the earliest

Up-gathered into the bosom of rest;

A sweet child weary of its delight,

The feeblest, and yet the favourite,

Cradled within the embrace of night.

SHELLEY.

O LUVE WILL VENTURE IN, &c.

TUNE—"The Posie."

O LUVE will venture in, where it daur na weel be seen,

O luve will venture in, where wisdom ance has been;

But I will down yon river rove, amang the wood sae green,

And a' to pu' a posie to my ain dear May.

The primrose I will pu', the firstling o' the year,

And I will pu' the pink, the emblem o' my dear,

For she's the pink o' womankind, and blooms without a peer;

And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.

I'll pu' the budding rose, when Phœbus peeps in view,

For it's like a baumy kiss o' her sweet bonnie mou;

The hyacinth's for constancy w' its unchanging blue,

And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.

The lily it is pure, and the lily it is fair.

And in her lovely bosom I'll place the lily there;

The daisy's for simplicity and unaffected air,

And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.

The hawthorn I will pu', wi' its locks o' siller grey,

Where, like an aged man, it stands at break o' day,

But the songster's nest within the bush I winna tak away;

And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.

The woodbine I will pu' when the e'ening star is near,

And the diamond-drops o' dew shall be her e'en sae clear:

The violet's for modesty which weel she fa's to wear,

And a' to be a posie to my ain dear May.

I'll tie the posie round w' the silken band o' luve,

And I'll place it in her breast, and I'll swear by a' above,

That to my latest draught o' life the band shall ne'er remuve.

And this will be a posie to my ain dear May.

BURNS.

MY NANNIE'S AWA.

TUNE—"There'll never be peace" &c.

Now in her green mantle blithe Nature arrays.

And listens the lambkins that bleat o'er the braes,

While birds warble welcome in ilka green shaw;

But to me it's delightless—my Nannie's awa.

The snaw-drap and primrose our woodlands adorn,

And violets bathe in the weet o' the morn;

They pain my sad bosom, sae sweetly they blaw,

They mind me o' Nannie—and Nannie's awa.

Thou lav'rock that springs frae the dews of the lawn,

The shepherd to warn o' the grey-breaking dawn,

And thou mellow mavis that hails the night-fa',

Give over for pity—my Nannie 's awa.

Come, autumn, sae pensive, in yellow and grey,

And sooth me wi' tidings o' Nature's decay;

The dark, dreary winter, and wild-driving snaw,

Alane can delight me—now Nannie's awa,

BURNS.

THEIR GROVES, &c.

TUNE—"Humours of Glen."

THEIR groves o' sweet myrtle let foreign lands reckon,

Where bright-beaming summers exalt the perfume;

Far dearer to me yon lone glen o' green breckan,

Wi' the burn stealing under the lang yellow broom.

Far dearer to me are yon humble broom bowers,

Where the blue-bell and gowan lurk lowly unseen;

For there, lightly tripping amang the wild flowers,

A listening the linnet, aft wanders my Jean.

BURNS.

TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY,

On turning one down with a plough, in April 1786.

WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r,

Thou's met me in an evil hour;

For I maun crush amang the stoure

Thy slender stem;

To spare thee now is past my po'w'r,

Thou bonnie gem.

Alas! it's no thy neebor sweet,

The bonnie Lark, companion meet!

Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet!

Wi' spreckled breast,

When upward-springing, blythe, to greet

The purpling east.

Could blew the bitter-biting north

Upon thy early, humble birth;

Yet cheerfully thou glinted forth

Amid the storm,

Scarce rear'd above the parent earth

Thy tender form.

The flaunting flow'rs our gardens yield,

High shelt'ring woods and wa's maun shield,

But thou beneath the random bield

O' clod or stane,

Adorns the histie stibble-field,

Unseen, alane.

There, in thy scanty mantle clad,

Thy snawy bosom sun-ward spread,

Thou lifts thy unassuming head

In humble guise;

But now the share uptears thy bed,

And low thou lies!

Such is the fate of artless Maid,

Sweet flow'ret of the rural shade!

By love's simplicity betray'd,

And guileless trust,

Till she, like thee, all soil'd, is laid

Low i' the dust.

Such is the fate of simple Bard,

On life's rough ocean luckless starr'd!

Unskilful he to note the card

Of prudent lore,

Till billows rage, and gales blow hard,

And whelm him o'er!

Such fate to suffering worth is giv'n,

Who long with wants and woes has striv'n,

By human pride or cunning driv'n,

To mis'ry's brink,

Till wrench'd of ev'ry stay but Heav'n,

He, ruin'd, sink!

Ev'n thou who mourn'st the Daisy's fate,

That fate is thine—no distant date;

Stern Ruin's plough-share drives, elate,

Full on thy bloom,

Till crush'd beneath the furrow's weight,

Shall be thy doom!

BURNS.

LAMENT OF MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS.

On the Approach of Spring.

Now Nature hangs her mantle green

On every blooming tree,

And spreads her sheets o' daisies white

Out o'er the grassy lea;

Now Phœbus cheers the crystal streams,

And glads the azure skies;

But nought can glad the weary wight

That fast in durance lies.

Now lav'rocks wake the merry morn,

Aloft on dewy wing;

The merle, in his noontide bow'r,

Makes woodland echoes ring;

The mavis mild wi' many a note,

Sings drowsy day to rest:

In love and freedom they rejoice,

Wi' care nor thrall opprest.

Now blooms the lily by the bank,

The primrose down the brae;

The hawthorn's budding in the glen,

And milk-white is the slae;

The meanest hind in fair Scotland

May rove their sweets amang;

But I, the Queen of a' Scotland,

Maun lie in prison strang.

I was the Queen o' bonnie France,

Where happy I hae been;

Fu' lightly rase I in the morn,

As blythe lay down at e'en;

And I'm the sov'reign of Scotland,

And mony a traitor there;

Yet here I lie in foreign Lands,

And never ending care.

But as for thee, thou false woman,

My sister and my fae,

Grim vengeance, yet, shall whet a sword

That thro' thy soul shall gae:

The weeping blood in woman's breast

Was never known to thee;

Nor th' balm that draps on wounds of woe

Frae woman's pitying e'e.

My son! my son! may kinder stars

Upon thy fortune shine;

And may those pleasures gild thy reign,

That ne'er wad blink on mine!

God keep thee frae thy mother's faes,

Or turn their hearts to thee;

And where thou meet'st thy mother's friend,

Remember him for me!

Oh! soon, to me, may summer-suns

Nae mair light up the morn!

Nae mair, to me, the autumn winds

Wave o'er the yellow corn!

And in the narrow house o' death

Let winter round me rave;

And the next flow'rs that deck the spring,

Bloom on my peaceful grave!

BURNS.

RED AND WHITE ROSES.

READ in these Roses the sad story

Of my hard fate, and your own glory;

In the white you may discover

The paleness of a fainting lover;

In the red the flames still feeding

On my heart with fresh wounds bleeding.

The white will tell you how I languish,

And the red express my anguish,

The white my innocence displaying,

The red my martyrdom betraying;

The frowns that on your brow resided,

Have those roses thus divided.

Oh! let your smiles but clear the weather,

And then they both shall grow together.

CAKEW.

SONNET.

SWEET is the rose, but growes upon a brere;

Sweet is the Juniper, but sharpe his bough;

Sweet is the Eglantine, but pricketh nere;

Sweet is the Firbloom, but his branches rough;

Sweet is the Cypress, but his rind is tough,

Sweet is the Nut, but bitter is his pill;

Sweet is the Broome-flowere, but yet sowre enough;

And sweet is Moly, but his roote is ill.

So every sweet with sowre is tempred still,

That maketh it be coveted the more:

For easie things that may be got at will,

Most sorts of men doe set but little store.

Why then should I account of little pain,

That endless pleasure shall unto me gaine?

SPENSER

TO PRIMROSES

FILLED WITH MORNING DEW.

WHY do ye weep, sweet babes? Can tears

Speak grief in you,

Who were but born

Just as the modest morn

Teemed her refreshing dew?

Alas! ye have not known that shower

That mars a flower;

Nor felt the unkind

Breath of a blasting wind;

Nor are ye worn with years;

Or warped as we,

Who think it strange to see

Such pretty flowers, like to orphans young,

Speaking by tears before ye have a tongue.

Speak, whimpering younglings, and make known

The reason why

Ye droop and weep.

Is it for want of sleep,

Or childish lullaby?

Or that ye have not seen as yet

The violet?

Or brought a kiss

From that sweetheart to this?

No, no; this sorrow shown

By your tears shed,

Would have this lecture read:

That things of greatest, so of meanest worth.

Conceived with grief are, and with tears brought forth.

HERRICK.

A RED, RED ROSE.

TUNE—"Wishaw's favourite."

O, MY luve's like a red, red rose,

That's newly sprung in June;

O, my luve's like the melodie

That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in hive am I;

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt w' the sun;

I will luve thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve!

And fare thee weel a while;

And I will come again, my luve,

Tho' it were ten thousand mile.

BURNS.

VIRGINS promised when I died,

That they would each primrose-tide

Duly, morn and evening, come,

And with flowers dress my tomb.

—Having promised, pay your debts,

Maids, and here strew violets.

ROBERT HERRICK.

MUSIC, when soft voices die,

Vibrates in the memory;

Odours when sweet violets sicken,

Love within the sense they quicken.

Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,

Are heaped for the beloved's bed;

And so thy thoughts when thou art gone,

Love itself shall slumber on.

SHELLEY.

RADIANT sister of the day

Awake! arise! and come away!

To the wild woods and the plains,

To the pools where winter rains

Image all their roof of leaves,

Where the pine its garland weaves

Of sapless green, and ivy dun,

Round stems that never kiss the sun,

Where the lawns and pastures be

And the sandhills of the sea,

Where the melting hoar-frost wets

The daisy star that never sets,

And wind-flowers and violets

Which yet join not scent to hue

Crown the pale year weak and new:

When the night is left behind

In the deep east, dim and blind,

And the blue moon is over us,

And the multitudinous

Billows murmur at our feet,

Where the earth and ocean meet

And all things seem only one

In the universal sun.

P. B. SHELLEY.

TO DAFFODILS.

FAIR Daffodils, we weep to see

You haste away so soon;

As yet, the early-rising sun

Has not attained its noon.

Stay, stay,

Until the hastening day

Has run

But to the even song;

And having prayed together, we

Will go with you along.

We have short time to stay as you,

We have as short a spring;

As quick a growth to meet decay,

As you or any thing.

We die,

As your hours do, and dry

Away,

Like to the summer's rain,

Or as the pearls of morning's dew,

Ne'er to be found again.

ROBERT HERRICK.

CONSTANCY.

LAY a garland on my hearse

Of the dismal yew;

Maidens willow branches bear;

Say, I died true.

My love was false, but I was firm

From my hour of birth.

Upon my buried body lie

Lightly, gentle earth!

SAMUEL FLETCHER.

MOURN, ilka grove the cushat kens!

Ye haz'lly shaws and briery dens!

Ye burnies, wimplin down your glens,

Wi' toddlin din,

Or foaming strang, wi' hasty stens,

Frae lin to lin.

Mourn little harebells o'er the lee;

Ye stately foxgloves fair to see;

Ye woodbines hanging bonnilie,

In scented bow'rs;

Ye roses on your thorny tree,

The first o' flow'rs.

At dawn, when ev'ry grassy blade

Droops with a diamond at his head,

At ev'n, when beans their fragrance shed,

I' th' rustling gale,

Ye maukins whiddin thro' the glade,

Come join my wail.

Mourn, spring, thou darling of the year;

Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear;

Thou, simmer, while each corny spear

Shoots up its head,

Thy gay, green, flow'ry tresses shear,

For him that's dead!

Thou, autumn, wi' thy yellow hair,

In grief thy sallow mantle tear!

Thou, winter, hurling thro' the air

The roaring blast,

Wide o'er the naked world declare

The worth we've lost!

BURNS.

TO THE SMALL CELANDINE.

PPANSIES, Lilies, King-cups, Daisies,

Let them live upon their praises;

Long as there's a sun that sets,

Primroses will have their glory;

Long as there are Violets,

They will have a place in story;

There's a flower that shall be mine,

'Tis the little Celandine.

Ere a leaf is on the bush,

In the time before the thrush

Has a thought about her nest,

Thou wilt come with half a call,

Spreading out thy glossy breast

Like a careless prodigal;

Telling tales about the sun,

When we've little warmth, or none.

Comfort have thou of thy merit,

Kindly unassuming spirit!

Careless of thy neighbourhood,

Thou dost show thy pleasant face

On the moor, and in the wood,

In the lane—there's not a place,

Howsoever mean it be,

But 'tis good enough for thee.

Ill befall the yellow flowers,

Children of the flaring hours!

Buttercups that will be seen,

Whether we will see or no;

Others, too, of lofty mien,

They have done as worldlings do,

Taken praise that should be thine,

Little, humble Celandine!

Prophet of delight and mirth,

Ill requited upon earth;

Herald of a mighty band,

Of a joyous train ensuing,

Serving at my heart's command,

Tasks that are no tasks renewing;

I will sing, as doth behove,

Hymns in praise of what I love!

WORDSWORTH.

TO BLOSSOMS.

FFAIR pledges of a fruitful tree,

Why do ye fall so fast?

Your date is not so past,

But you may stay yet here awhile

To blush and gently smile,

And go at last.

What, were you born to be,

An hour or half's delight,

And so to bid good-night?

'Twas pity Nature brought ye forth,

Merely to show your worth

And lose you quite.

But you are lovely leaves, where we

May read, how soon things have

Their end, though ne'er so brave;

And after they have shown their pride,

Like you, awhile, they glide

Into the grave.

HERRICK.

THE LILY AND THE ROSE.

THE nymph must lose her female friend,

If more admired than she—

But where will fierce contention end,

If flowers can disagree.

Within the garden's peaceful scene

Appear'd two lovely foes,

Aspiring to the rank of queen,

The Lily and the Rose.

The Rose soon redden'd into rage,

And, swelling with disdain,

Appeal'd to many a poet's page

To prove her right to reign.

The Lily's height bespoke command,

A fair imperial flower;

She seem'd designed for Flora's hand,

The sceptre of her power.

This civil bick'ring and debate

The goddess chanced to hear,

And flew to save, ere yet too late,

The pride of the parterre.

Yours is, she said, the nobler hue,

And yours the statelier mien;

And, till a third surpasses you,

Let each be deemed a queen.

Thus, soothed and reconciled, each seeks

The fairest British fair:

The seat of empire is her cheeks,

They reign united there.

COWPER.

THE WALL-FLOWER.

WHY this flower is now called so,

List, sweet maids, and you shall know.

Understand this firstling was

Once a brisk and bonny lass,

Kept as close as Danae was,

Who a sprightly springald loved;

And to have it fully proved,

Up she got upon a wall,

'Tempting down to slide withal;

But the silken twist untied,

So she fell, and, bruised, she died.

Jove, in pity of the deed,

And her loving, luckless speed,

Turn'd her to this plant we call

Now "the flower of the wall."

HERRICK.

THE PRIMROSE.

ASK me why I send you here,

This firstling of the infant year;

Ask me why I send to you

This Primrose all bepearled with dew;

I straight will whisper in your ears,

The sweets of love are washed with tears.

Ask me why this flower doth show

So yellow, green, and sickly too;

Ask me why the stalk is weak

And bending, yet it doth not break;

I must tell you, these discover

What doubts and fears are in a lover.

CAREW.

ADONIS SLEEPING,

IN midst of all, there lay a sleeping youth

Of fondest beauty. Sideway his face reposed

On one white arm, and tenderly unclosed,

By tenderest pressure, a faint damask mouth

To slumbery pout; just as the morning south

Disparts a dew-lipp'd rose. Above his head,

Four lily stalks did their white honours wed

To make a coronal; and round him grew

All tendrils green, of every bloom and hue,

Together intertwined and trammel'd fresh:

The vine of glossy sprout; the ivy mesh,

Shading its Ethiop berries; and woodbine,

Of velvet leaves, and bugle blooms divine.

Hard by,

Stood serene Cupids watching silently.

One, kneeling to a lyre, touch'd the strings,

Muffling to death the pathos with his wings;

And, ever and anon, uprose to look

At the youth's slumber; while another took

A willow bough, distilling odorous dew,

And shook it on his hair; another flew

In through the woven roof, and fluttering-wise,

Rain'd violets upon his sleeping eyes.

KEATS.

MODONNA, wherefore hast thou sent to me

Sweet Basil and Mignonette,

Embleming love and health, which never yet

In the same wreath might be.

Alas, and they are wet!

Is it with thy kisses or thy tears?

For never rain or dew

Such fragrance drew

From plant or flower; the very doubt endears

My sadness ever new,

The sighs I breathe, the tears I shed, for thee.

P. B. SHELLEY.

THERE grew pied Wind-flowers and Violets,

Daisies, those pearl'd Arcturi of the earth,

The constellated flowers that never set;

Faint Oxlips; tender Blue-bells, at whose birth

The sod scarce heaved; and that tall flower that wets

Its mother's face with Heaven-collected tears,

When the low wind, its playmate's voice, it hears.

And in the warm hedge grew lush Eglantine,

Green Cow-bind and the moonlight-colour'd May

And cherry blossoms, and white cups, whose wine

Was the bright dew yet drained not by the day;

And Wild Roses, and Ivy serpentine

With its dark buds and leaves, wandering astray,

And flowers azure, black, and streaked with gold,

Fairer than any wakened eyes behold.

And nearer to the river's trembling edge

There grew broad flag-flowers, purple prankt with white,

And starry river buds among the sedge,

And floating Water-lilies, broad and bright,

Which lit the oak that overhung the hedge

With moonlight beams of their own watery light;

And bulrushes, and reeds of such deep green

As soothed the dazzled eye with sober sheen.

P. B. SHELLEY.

FADE, Flow'rs! fade, Nature will have it so;

'Tis but what we must in our autumn do!

And as your leaves lie quiet on the ground,

The loss alone by those that lov'd them found;

So in the grave shall we as quiet lie,

Miss'd by some few that lov'd our company;

But some so like to thorns and nettles live,

That none for them can, when they perish, grieve.

WALLER.

ARRANGEMENT OF A BOUQUET.

HERE damask Roses, white and red,

Out of my lap first take I,

Which still shall run along the thread,

My chiefest flower this make I.

Amongst these Roses in a row,

Next place I Pinks in plenty,

These double Pansies then for show;

And will not this be dainty?

The pretty Pansy then I'll tie,

Like stones some chain inchasing;

And next to them, their near ally,

The purple Violet placing.

The curious choice clove July flower,

Whose kind hight the Carnation,

For sweetnest of most sovereign power,

Shall help my wreath to fashion;

Whose sundry colours of one kind,

First from one root derived,

Them in their several suits I'll bind:

My garland so contrived.

A course of Cowslips then I'll stick,

And here and there (though sparely)

The pleasant Primrose down I'll prick,

Like pearls that will show rarely;

Then with these Marigolds I'll make

My garland somewhat swelling,

These Honeysuckles then I'll take,

Whose sweets shall help their smelling.

The Lily and the Fleur-de-lis,

For colour much contending;

For that I them do only prize,

They are but poor in scenting.

The Daffodil most dainty is,

To match with these in meetness;

The Columbine compared to this,

All much alike for sweetness.

These in their natures only are

Fit to emboss the border.

Therefore I'll take especial care

To place them in their order:

Sweet-williams, Campions, Sops-in-wine,

One by another neatly;

Thus have I made this wreath of mine,

And finished it featly.

NICHOLAS DRAYTON.

THE CHERRY.

THERE is a garden in her face,

Where roses and white lilies grow;

A heavenly paradise is that place,

Wherein all pleasant fruits do grow;

There cherries grow that none may buy

Till cherry ripe themselves do cry.

Those cherries fairly do enclose

Of orient pearl a double row,

Which, when her lovely laughter shows,

They look like rosebuds fill'd with snow;

Yet them no peer nor prince may buy

Till cherry ripe themselves do cry.

Her eyes like angels watch them still,

Her brows like bended bows do stand,

Threatening with piercing frowns to kill

All that approach with eye or hand

These sacred cherries to come nigh,

Till cherry ripe themselves do cry.

RICHARD ALLISON

THE GARLAND.

THE pride of every grove I chose,

The violet sweet and lily fair,

The dappled pink and blushing rose,

To deck my charming Cloe's hair.

At morn the nymph vouchaf'd to place

Upon her brow the various wreath;

The flowers less blooming than her face,

The scent less fragrant than her breath.

The flowers she wore along the day;

And every nymph and shepherd said,

That in her hair they look'd more gay

Than glowing in their native bed.

Undrest, at ev'ning, when she found

Their odours lost, their colours past;

She chang'd her look, and on the ground

Her garland and her eye she cast.

That eye dropt sense distinct and clear,

As any muse's tongue could speak,

When from its lid a pearly tear

Ran trickling down her beauteous cheek.

Dissembling what I knew too well;

My love! my life! said I, explain

This change of humour; pray thee tell:

That falling tear.—What does it mean?

She sigh'd, she smil'd; and to the flowers

Pointing, the lovely moralist said:

See! friend, in some few fleeting hours,

See yonder, what a change is made!

Ah me! the blooming pride of May,

And that of beauty are but one:

At morn both flourish bright and gay,

Both fade at ev'ning, pale, and gone!

At dawn poor Stella danc'd and sung;

The am'rous youth around her bow'd;

At night her fatal knell was rung!

I saw and kiss'd her in her shroud;

Such as she is, who dy'd to-day,

Such I, alas! may be to-morrow;

Go, Damon, bid thy muse display

The justice of thy Cloe's sorrow.

PRIOR.

TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE

MUCH OF TIME

GATHER ye rose-buds while ye may:

Old Time is still a-flying;

And this same flower that smiles to-day,

To-morrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,

The higher he's a-getting,

The sooner will his race be run,

And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best, which is the first,

When youth and blood are warmer;

But being spent, the worse and worst

Times will succeed the former.

—Then be not coy, but use your time,

And while ye may, go marry;

For having lost but once your prime,

You may for ever tarry.

ROBERT HERRICK.

SONG OF MAY MORNING.

NOW the bright morning-star, day's harbinger,

Comes dancing from the east, and leads with her

The flowery May, who from her green lap throws

The yellow cowslip, and the pale primrose.

Hail, bounteous May, that dost inspire

Mirth, and youth, and warm desire;

Woods and groves are of thy dressing,

Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.

Thus we salute thee with our early song,

And welcome thee, and wish thee long.

MILTON.

AMONG the myrtles as I walk'd,

Love and my Sight thus intertalk'd:

Tell me, said I, in deep distress,

Where I may find my Shepherdess?

—Thou Fool, said Love, know'st thou not this?

In everything that's sweet she is.

In yon'd Carnation go and seek,

There thou shalt find her lips and cheek;

In that enamell'd Pansy by,

There thou shalt have her curious eye;

In bloom of Peach and Rose's bud

There waves the streamer of her blood.

—'Tis true, said I; and thereupon

I went to pluck them one by one,

To make of parts an unión;

But on a sudden all were gone.

At which I stopp'd; said Love, these be

The true resemblance of Thee;

For as these Flowers, thy joys must die;

And in the turning of an eye;

And all thy hopes of her must wither,

Like those short sweets here knit together.

ROBERT HERRICK.

FRAGMENT, IN WITHERSPOON'S

COLLECTION OF SCOTCH SONGS.

TUNE—"Hughie Graham"

"O GIN my love were yon red rose,

"That grows upon the castle wa';

"And I mysel' a drap o' dew,

"Into her bonnie breast to fa'!

"Oh, there beyond expression blest,

"I'd feast on beauty a' the night;

"Seal'd on her silk-saft faulds to rest,

"Till fley'd awa by Phœbus' light."

O were my love yon lilac fair,

Wi' purple blossoms to the spring;

And I, a bird to shelter there,

When wearied on my little wing;

How I wad mourn, when it was torn

By autumn wild, and winter rude!

But I wad sing on wanton wing,

When youthfu' May its bloom renew'd.[*]

[*] These stanzas were added by BURNS.

THE DAISY.

OF all the floures in the mede

Than love I most these floures white and rede

Soch that men callen Daisies in our town,

To hem I have so great affection,

As I sayd erst, when comen is the Maie.

That in my bedde there daweth me no daie,

That I n'am up and walking in the mede

To see this floure ayenst the Sunne sprede;

Whan it up riseth early by the morrow,

That blissful sight softeneth all my sorrow.

CHAUCER.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Page

A

ACACIA

Friendship.

7

B

BLADDER NUT TREE

Frivolity. Amusement.

9

C

COWSLIP, AMERICAN

Divine beauty. You are my divinity.

11

D

DEAD LEAVES

Sadness.

15

E

ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE

Witchcraft. Sorcery.

16

F

FIG MARIGOLD

Idleness.

17

G

GRAPE, WILD

Charity.

19

H

HYACINTH

Sport. Game. Play.

21

I

INDIAN JASMINE (IPOMŒA)

Attachment.

23

J

JACOB'S LADDER

Come down.

24

K

KENNEDIA

Mental beauty.

25

L

LARKSPUR, PURPLE

Naughtiness.

26

M

MOSS

Maternal love.

28

N

NETTLE TREE

Concert.

30

O

OSMUNDA

Dreams.

31

P

PERIWINKLE, BLUE

Early friendship.

32

Q

QUEEN'S ROCKET

You are the Queen of Coquettes. Fashion.

35

R

ROSE

Love.

36

S

SOUTHERNWOOD

Jest. Bantering.

38

T

THRIFT

Sympathy.

40

V

VERONICA

Fidelity.

42

W

WOOD SORREL

Joy. Maternal tenderness.

43

X

XERANTHEMUM

Cheerfulness under adversity.

45

Y

YEW

Sorrow.

46

Z

ZEPHYR FLOWER

Expectation.

47

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LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

The Language of Flowers

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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