Flora's Lexicon: An Interpretation of the Language and Sentiment of Flowers: with an Outline of Botany, and a Poetical IntroductionThe entries in this volume use short explanations and poetry to provide interpretations of the meanings traditionally associated with each flower represented. |
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User Review - ddailey - LibraryThingFlora's Lexicon is an artifact of another age. A brief description of a flower sometimes a bontanical description, sometimes a bit of folklore about it, is followed by bits of poetry and quotes from a ... Read full review
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ancients ANON appearance bear beautiful bloom blossom blue bower branches breath bright brow called charms Class Class 19 close colour common covered crown dark DECANDRIA deep DIGYNIA doth earth emblem eyes face fair fall fear feel feet flowers fragrance fruit garden gaze gentle give grace green grows hand happiness hath head heart heaven hope hour kind leaves light live look mind MONOGYNIA native nature never night o'er once Order ornament PENTANDRIA petals pistils plant POLYANDRIA pride pure rest rich rise root rose round says seeds seems seen shade SHAKSPEARE shine smile soft sometimes soul species spirit spreading spring stem summer sweet tears tell thee thine things thou thought tree TWAMLEY United waters wave wild wind wings wood young
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Flora's Lexicon: An Interpretation of the Language and Sentiment of Flowers: with an Outline of Botany, and a Poetical Introduction |
| Author | Catharine Harbeson Waterman |
| Publisher | Hooker and Claxton, 1839 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | Nov 21, 2005 |
| Length | 252 pages |
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