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1# Flower : Meaning
2# Upside down reverses the meaning.
3African violet:Such worth is rare.
4Apple blossom:Preference.
5Bachelor's button:Celibacy.
6Bay leaf:I change but in death.
7Camellia:Reflected loveliness.
8Chrysanthemum, other color:Slighted love.
9Chrysanthemum, red:I love.
10Chrysanthemum, white:Truth.
11Clover:Be mine.
12Crocus:Abuse not.
13Daffodil:Innocence.
14Forget-me-not:True love.
15Fuchsia:Fast.
16Gardenia:Secret, untold love.
17Honeysuckle:Bonds of love.
18Ivy:Friendship, fidelity, marriage.
19Jasmine:Amiability, transports of joy, sensuality.
20Leaves (dead):Melancholy.
21Lilac:Youthful innocence.
22Lily of the valley:Return of happiness.
23Lily:Purity, sweetness.
24Magnolia:Dignity, perseverance.
25Marigold:Jealousy.
26Mint:Virtue.
27Orange blossom:Your purity equals your loveliness.
28Orchid:Beauty, magnificence.
29Pansy:Thoughts.
30Peach blossom:I am your captive.
31Petunia:Your presence soothes me.
32Poppy:Sleep.
33Rose, any color:Love.
34Rose, deep red:Bashful shame.
35Rose, single, pink:Simplicity.
36Rose, thornless, any color:Early attachment.
37Rose, white:I am worthy of you.
38Rose, yellow:Decrease of love, rise of jealousy.
39Rosebud, white:Girlhood, and a heart ignorant of love.
40Rosemary:Remembrance.
41Sunflower:Haughtiness.
42Tulip, red:Declaration of love.
43Tulip, yellow:Hopeless love.
44Violet, blue:Faithfulness.
45Violet, white:Modesty.
46Zinnia:Thoughts of absent friends.
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