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1# Flower : Meaning
2#	@(#)flowers	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93
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4# Upside down reverses the meaning.
5African violet:Such worth is rare.
6Apple blossom:Preference.
7Bachelor's button:Celibacy.
8Bay leaf:I change but in death.
9Camellia:Reflected loveliness.
10Chrysanthemum, other color:Slighted love.
11Chrysanthemum, red:I love.
12Chrysanthemum, white:Truth.
13Clover:Be mine.
14Crocus:Abuse not.
15Daffodil:Innocence.
16Forget-me-not:True love.
17Fuchsia:Fast.
18Gardenia:Secret, untold love.
19Honeysuckle:Bonds of love.
20Ivy:Friendship, fidelity, marriage.
21Jasmine:Amiability, transports of joy, sensuality.
22Leaves (dead):Melancholy.
23Lilac:Youthful innocence.
24Lily of the valley:Return of happiness.
25Lily:Purity, sweetness.
26Magnolia:Dignity, perseverance.
27Marigold:Jealousy.
28Mint:Virtue.
29Orange blossom:Your purity equals your loveliness.
30Orchid:Beauty, magnificence.
31Pansy:Thoughts.
32Peach blossom:I am your captive.
33Petunia:Your presence soothes me.
34Poppy:Sleep.
35Rose, any color:Love.
36Rose, deep red:Bashful shame.
37Rose, single, pink:Simplicity.
38Rose, thornless, any color:Early attachment.
39Rose, white:I am worthy of you.
40Rose, yellow:Decrease of love, rise of jealousy.
41Rosebud, white:Girlhood, and a heart ignorant of love.
42Rosemary:Remembrance.
43Sunflower:Haughtiness.
44Tulip, red:Declaration of love.
45Tulip, yellow:Hopeless love.
46Violet, blue:Faithfulness.
47Violet, white:Modesty.
48Zinnia:Thoughts of absent friends.
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