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Title: Language of Flowers

Author: Kate Greenaway

Release date: March 10, 2010 [eBook #31591]
Most recently updated: January 13, 2021

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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