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Worms--Secret enemies, ill-health.
Wreck--Catastrophes, peril.
Writing--Pleasant and profitable discovery.
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Yeast--Increase, abundance.
Yoke--Responsibilities, particularly of marriage.
Youth--Good time, light responsibilities.
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 significance is likewise reversed, so that the flower now means its opposite.
A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining its leaves conveys 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 placed 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 around the bouquet. "I have," by an ivy leaf folded together. "I offer you," by a leaf of Virginia creeper.
Combinations and Their Meaning.
Moss, Rosebud and Myrtle--"A confession of love."
Mignonette and Colored Daisy--"Your qualities surpa.s.s 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 friends.h.i.+p."
Scarlet Geranium, Pa.s.sion Flower, Purple Hyacinth, and Arbor Vitae--"I trust you will find consolation, through faith, in your sorrow; be a.s.sured of my unchanging friends.h.i.+p."
Columbine, Day Lily, Broken Straw, Witch Hazel and Colored Daisy--"Your folly and coquetry have broken the spell of your beauty."
White Pink, Canary Gra.s.s and Laurel--"Your talent and perseverance will win you glory."
Golden-Rod and Monkshead, Sweet Pea and Forge-me-not--"Be cautious; danger is near; I depart soon; forget me not."
Significance of Single Flowers.
Arbor Vitae--Unchanging friends.h.i.+p.
Camelia, White--Loveliness.
Candy-Tuft--Indifference.
Carnation, Deep Red--Alas! for my poor heart.
Carnation, White--Disdain.
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.
Fuschia, Scarlet--Taste.
Geranium, Rose--Preference.
Geranium, Scarlet--Consolation.
Golden-Rod--Be cautious.
Heliotrope--Devotion.
Honey-Flower--Love, sweet and secret.
