Top Document: alt.romance "FAQ" (part 1 of 3) [posted monthly] Previous Document: #6# Gifts See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge From: ae498@yfn.ysu.edu (Dawn Bott) @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,- [...] this whole flower language started in Constantinople in the 1600s, and was brought to England in 1716 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu who had spent time in Turkey with her husband. The interest then moved to France (of course) where the Book Le Langage des Fleurs was printed with over 800 floral signs. Many were toned down in the English translation at the time of Queen Victoria because they were quite lusty and risque! (aww..wish i could get my hands on an original Frence copy!!) anyway...here are a few "nice" ones.. [...] White rosebud - heart ignorant of love Crocus - abuse not Rhubarb (!) - advice Indian jasmine - attachment Holly - Am I forgotten Deep red carnation - Alas! for my poor heart Deep red rose - bashful shame Full red rose - beauty Burgndy rose - unconscious beauty (hmm?) Unique rose - call me not beautiful Turnip(!) - charity Chrysanthemum - cheerfulness in old age Buttercup - childishness Great yellow daffodil - chivalry Lettuce - coldheartedness (i guess! [iceberg..get it?] ;) Moss rosebud - confession of love Red poppy - consolation Red tulip - declaration of love yellow sweetbrier or yellow rose - decrease of love Mistletoe - difficulties, I surmount Yellow carnation - rue, distain Thornless rose - early attachment Anemone - expectation Scarlet poppy - extravagance, fantastic Blue violet - faithfulness Purple lilac - first emotions of love Forget-me-not - hmm....gee? Damask rose - freshness White rose - i am worthy of you Peach blossom - i am your captive Iris - i have a message for you White daisy - innocence yellow rose - jealousy dandelion - love's oracle Lotus flower - estranged love Ivy - marriage Provence rose - my heart is in flames yellow iris - passion Dog rose - pleasure and pain Christmas rose - relieve my anxiety Filbert - reconciliation Spanish jasmine - sensuality Peony - shame White poppy - sleep yellow chrysanthemum - slighted love Amarylis - splendid beauty Honeyflower - sweet and secret love Pansy - thoughts Zinnia - thoughts of absent friends Forget-me-not also means true love White and red rose together - unity Parsley - useful knowledge Pink carnation - woman's love lady slipper - win me and wear me (i swear that's what it says!) Marigold - vulger minded Rosemary - your presence revives me Ice plant - your looks freeze me From: barrett@server.cs.jhu.edu (Dan Barrett) @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-- FLOWER IT MEANS... =========================================================================== Red rose Love Yellow rose Friendship White rose Fear Pink rose Indecision Green rose I am from Mars Lily I am dead Dandelion I am very cheap Dandelion going to seed I am very cheap and I am dead Buttercup I do/don't like butter (rubbed on chin) Chrysanthemum I have periodontal disease Carnation I ripped this off of some guy's tuxedo Posey I want sex immediately Daisy I want sex immediately with a large yak Sunflower I am hungry Crabgrass I just escaped from a mental institution Scallion I am clueless From: jggoslin@vela.acs.oakland.edu (The Seventh Stranger) @}-,-`-- @}-,-`--- The Language of Flowers. Flowers may be combined and arranged so as to express even the nicest shades of sentiment. If a flower is offered ``reversed'', its direct signification is likewise reversed, so that the flower now means the opposite. A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining its leaves, convays the sentiment, ``I fear no longer; I hope.'' Stripped of leaves and thorns, it signifies, ``There is nothing to hope or fear.'' A full-blown rose places over two buds, signifies ``Secrecy.'' `` Yes,'' is implied by touching the flower given to the lips; ``No,'' by pinching off a petal and casting it away. `` I am,'' is expressed by a laurel leaf twined arround the bouquet; ``I have,'' by an ivy leaf folded together; ``I offer you,'' by a leaf of Virginia creeper. COMBINATIONS. Moss Rosebud and Myrtle. A confession of love. Mignonette and Coloured Daisy. Your qualities surpass your charms of beauty. Lily of the Valley and Ferns. Your unconscious sweetness has fascinated me. Yellow Rose, Broken Straw and Ivy. Your jealousy has broken our friendship. Scarlet Geranium, Passion Flower, Purple Hyacinth, and Arbor Vitae. I trust you will find consolation, through faith, in your sorrow; be assured of my unchanging friendship. Columbine, Day Lily, Broken Straw, Witch Hazel and Coloured Daisy. Your folly and coquetry have broken the spell of your beauty. White Pink, Canary Grass and Laurel. Your talent and perseverance will win you glory. Golden-rod, Monkshead, Sweet Pea and Forget-me-not. Be cautious; danger is near; I depart soon; forget me not. ABOR VITAE - Unchanging friendship. CAMELIA, WHITE. - Loveliness. CANDY-TUFF. - Indifference. CARNATION, DEEP RED. - Alas! for my poor heart. CARNATION, WHITE. - Distain. CHINA-ASTER. - Variety. CLOVER, FOUR-LEAF. - Be mine. CLOVER, WHITE. - Think of me. CLOVER, RED. - Industry. COLUMBINE. - Folly. COLUMBINE, PURPLE. - Resolved to win. DAISY. - Innocence. DEAD LEAVES. - Sadness. DEADLY NIGHTSHADE. - Falsehood. FERN. - Fascination. FORGET-ME-NOT. - True love. Forget me not. FUCHSIA, SCARLET. - Taste. GERANIUM, SCARLET. - Consolation. GERANIUM, ROSE. - Preference. GOLDEN-ROD. - Be cautious. HELIOTROPE. - Devotion. HONEY-FLOWER. - Love, sweet and secret. HYACINTH, WHITE. - Unobtrusive loveliness. IVY. - Fidelity. LADY'S SLIPPER. - Win me and wear me. LILY, DAY. - Coquetry LILY, WHITE. - Sweetness. LILY, YELLOW. - Gaiety. LILY OF THE VALLEY. - Return of happiness. MIGNONETTE. - Your qualities surpass your charms. MONKSHEAD. - Danger is near. MYRTLE. - Love. OATS. - The witching soul of music. ORANGE BLOSSOMS. - Chastity. PANSY. - Thoughts. PASSION FLOWER. - Faith. PEACH BLOSSOM. - I am your captive. PEAR. - Affection. PRIMROSE. - Inconstancy. QUAKING GRASS. - Agitation. ROSE. - Love. ROSE, DEEP RED. - Bashful shame. ROSE, YELLOW. - Jealousy. ROSE, WHITE. - I am worthy of you. ROSEBUD, MOSS. - Confession of love. SHAMROCK. - Lightheartedness. STRAW. - Agreement. STRAW, BROKEN. - Broken agreement. SWEEP PEA. - Depart. TUBEROSE. - Dangerous pleasures. VERBENA. - Prey for me. WITCH HAZEL. - A spell. @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- End of part 1 @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,-`-- @}-,-`- ______________________________________________________________________________ | Probably I won't be able to read e-mail after 2006-12-31 Henning Klaskala | because Germany plans to ban the poor from the internet | with an absurd broadcasting fee for "internet PCs". This E-Mail: | fee would raise my costs for internet access by >1000%. alt.romance.FAQ | I'll rather go into internet exile, trash my old PC and @online.de | hope that the fee will be declared unconstitutional soon. User Contributions:Top Document: alt.romance "FAQ" (part 1 of 3) [posted monthly] Previous Document: #6# Gifts Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: alt.romance.FAQ.2006@online.de (Henning Klaskala)
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