Contents.

I. THE FLOWER DIAL; showing the Time of Opening and Closing of various Flowers

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II. INTRODUCTION; Flowers and their Teachings

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V. VOCABULARY OF FLOWERS. Part I. With a Com

plete Collection of Quotations from the English

Poets, illustrative of Various Sentiments

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THE

LANGUAGE AND POETRY

OF FLOWERS;

WITH

A COMPLETE VOCABULARY;

QUOTATIONS ILLUSTRATING THE VARIOUS SENTIMENTS AND
MEANINGS ATTACHED TO FLOWERS AND PLANTS;
FLOWER LANGUAGE IN BOUQUETS, ETC.;

TOGETHER WITH

A Collection of Selected Poems

ILLUSTRATING THE NATURE, BEAUTY, SENTIMENTS,
TEACHINGS, AND ASSOCIATIONS OF
THE FLORAL WORLD, ETC.

"Ramble a-field, to brooks and bowers,
To pick up sentiments and flowers."

CHURCHILL.

JUL '978

RODLEIANAY

London:

WARD, LOCK, AND TYLER,

WARWICK HOUSE, PATERNOSTER ROW, E. C.