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	Abecedary	Volatility.
	Abatina	Fickleness.
	Acacia	Friendship.
	Acacia, Rose or White	Elegance.
	Acacia, Yellow	Secret love.
	Acanthus	The fine arts. Artifice.
	Acalia	Temperance.
	Achillea Millefolia	War.
	Aconite (Wolfsbane)	Misanthropy.
	Aconite, Crowfoot	Lustre.
	Adonis, Flos	Painful recollections.
	African Marigold	Vulgar minds.
	Agnus Castus	Coldness. Indifference.
	Agrimony	Thankfulness. Gratitude.
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Almond (Common)	Stupidity. Indiscretion.
Almond (Flowering)	Hope.
Almond, Laurel	Perfidy
Allspice	Compassion.
Aloe	Grief. Religious superstition.
Althaea Frutex (Syrian Mallow)	Persuasion.
Alyssum (Sweet)	Worth beyond beauty.
Amaranth (Globe)	Immortality. Unfading love.
Amaranth (Cockscomb)	Foppery. Affectation.
Amaryllis	Pride. Timidity. Splendid beauty.
Ambrosia	Love returned.
American Cowslip	Divine beauty.
American Elm	Patriotism.
American Linden	Matrimony.
American Starwort	Welcome to a stranger. Cheerfulness in old age.
Amethyst	Admiration.
Anemone (Zephyr Flower)	Sickness. Expectation.
Anemone (Garden)	Forsaken.
Angelica	Inspiration.
Angrec	Royalty.
Apple	Temptation.
Apple (Blossom)	Preference. Fame speaks him great and good.
Apple, Thorn	Deceitful charms.
Apocynum (Dog's Vane)	Deceit.
Arbor VitÆ	Unchanging Friendship. Live for me.
Arum (Wake Robin)	Ardour.
Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower	Separation.
Ash Tree	Grandeur.
Aspen Tree	Lamentation.
Aster (China)	Variety. Afterthought.
Asphodel	My regrets follow you to the grave.
Auricula	Painting.
Auricula, Scarlet	Avarice.
Austurtium	Splendour.
Azalea	Temperance.

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Bachelor's Buttons	Celibacy.
Balm	Sympathy.
Balm, Gentle	Pleasantry.
Balm of Gilead	Cure. Relief.
Balsam, Red	Touch me not. Impatient resolves.
Balsam, Yellow	Impatience.
Barberry	Sourness of temper.
Barberry Tree	Sharpness.
Basil	Hatred.
Bay Leaf	I change but in death.
Bay (Rose) Rhododendron	Danger. Beware.
Bay Tree	Glory.
Bay Wreath	Reward of merit.
Bearded Crepis	Protection.
Beech Tree	Prosperity.
Bee Orchis	Industry.
Bee Ophrys	Error.
Belladonna	Silence
Bell Flower, Pyramidal	Constancy.
Bell Flower (small white)	Gratitude.

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Hibiscus	Delicate beauty.
Holly	Foresight.
Holly Herb	Enchantment.
Hollyhock	Ambition. Fecundity.
Honesty	Honesty. Fascination.

Honey Flower	Love sweet and secret.
Honeysuckle	Generous and devoted affection.
Honeysuckle Coral	The colour of my fate.
Honeysuckle (French)	Rustic beauty.
Hop	Injustice.
Hornbeam	Ornament.
Horse Chesnut	Luxury.
Hortensia	You are cold.
Houseleek	Vivacity. Domestic industry.
Houstonia	Content.
Hoya	Sculpture.
Humble Plant	Despondency.
Hundred-leaved Rose	Dignity of mind.
Hyacinth	Sport. Game. Play.
Hyacinth, White	Unobtrusive loveliness.
Hydrangea	A boaster. Heartlessness.
Hyssop	Cleanliness.
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Iceland Moss	Health.
Ice Plant	Your looks freeze me.
Imperial Montague	Power.
Indian Cress	Warlike trophy.
Indian Jasmine (Ipomoea)	Attachment.
Indian Pink (Double)	Always lovely.
Indian Plum	Privation.
Iris	Message.
Iris, German	Flame.
Ivy	Fidelity. Marriage.
Ivy, Sprig of, with tendrils	Assiduous to please.
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Jacob's Ladder	Come down.
Japan Rose	Beauty is your only attraction.
Jasmine	Amiability.
Jasmine, Cape	Transport of joy.
Jasmine, Carolina	Separation.
Jasmine, Indian	I attach myself to you.
Jasmine, Spanish	Sensuality.
Jasmine, Yellow	Grace and elegance.
Jonquil	I desire a return of affection.
Judas Tree	Unbelief. Betrayal.
Juniper	Succour. Protection.
Justicia	The perfection of female loveliness.

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Kennedia	Mental Beauty.
King-cups	Desire of Riches.
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Laburnum	Forsaken. Pensive Beauty.
Lady's Slipper	Capricious Beauty. Win me and wear me.
LagerstrÆmia, Indian	Eloquence.
Lantana	Rigour.
Larch	Audacity. Boldness.
Larkspur	Lightness. Levity.
Larkspur, Pink	Fickleness.
Larkspur, Purple	Haughtiness.
Laurel	Glory.
Laurel, Common, in flower	Perfidy.
Laurel, Ground	Perseverance.
Laurel, Mountain	Ambition.
Laurel-leaved Magnolia	Dignity.
Laurestina	A token. I die if neglected.
Lavender	Distrust.
Leaves (dead)	Melancholy.
Lemon	Zest.
Lemon Blossoms	Fidelity in lore.
Lettuce	Cold-heartedness.
Lichen	Dejection. Solitude.

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Lilac, Field	Humility.
Lilac, Purple	First emotions of love.
Lilac, White	Youthful Innocence.
Lily, Day	Coquetry.
Lily, Imperial	Majesty.
Lily, White	Purity. Sweetness.
Lily, Yellow	Falsehood. Gaiety.
Lily of the Valley	Return of happiness.
Linden or Lime Trees	Conjugal love.
Lint	I feel my obligations.
Live Oak	Liberty.
Liverwort	Confidence.
Scarlet Lychnis	Sunbeaming eyes.
Schinus	Religions enthusiasm.
Scotch Fir	Elevation.
Sensitive Plant	Sensibility. Delicate feelings.
Senvy	Indifference.
Shamrock	Light heartedness.
Snakesfoot	Horror.

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Snapdragon	Presumption.
Snowball	Bound.
Snowdrop	Hope.
Sorrel	Affection.
Sorrel, Wild	Wit ill-timed.
Sorrel, Wood	Joy.
Southernwood	Jest. Bantering.
Spanish Jasmine	Sensuality.
Spearmint	Warmth of sentiment.
Speedwell	Female fidelity.
Speedwell, Germander	Facility.
Speedwell, Spiked	Semblance.
Spider, Ophrys	Adroitness.
Spiderwort	Esteem not love.
Spiked Willow Herb	Pretension.
Spindle Tree	Your charms are engraven on my heart.
Star of Bethlehem	Purity.
Starwort	Afterthought.
Starwort, American	Cheerfulness in old age.
Stock	Lasting beauty.
Stock, Ten Week	Promptness.
Stonecrop	Tranquillity.
Straw, Broken	Rupture of a contract.
Straw, Whole	Union.
Strawberry Tree	Esteem and love.
Sumach, Venice	Splendour. Intellectual excellence.
Sunflower, Dwarf	Adoration.
Sunflower, Tall	Haughtiness.
Swallow-wort	Cure for heartache.
Sweet Basil	Good wishes.
Sweetbrier, American	Simplicity.
Sweetbrier, European	I wound to heal.
Sweetbrier, Yellow	Decrease of love.
Sweet Pea	Delicate pleasures.
Sweet Sultan	Felicity.
Sweet William	Gallantry.
Sycamore	Curiosity.
Syringa	Memory.
Syringa, Carolina	Disappointment.

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Tamarisk	Crime.
Tansy (Wild)	I declare war against you.
Teasel	Misanthropy.
Tendrils of Climbing Plants	Ties.
Thistle, Common	Austerity.
Thistle, Fuller's	Misanthropy
Thistle, Scotch	Retaliation.
Thorn Apple	Deceitful charms.
Thorn, Branch of	Severity.
Thrift	Sympathy.
Throatwort	Neglected beauty.
Thyme	Activity.
Tiger Flower	For once may pride befriend me.
Traveller's Joy	Safety.
Tree of Life	Old age.
Trefoil	Revenge.

Tremella Nestoc	Resistance.
Trillium Pictum	Modest beauty.
Truffle	Surprise.
Trumpet Flower	Fame.
Tuberose	Dangerous pleasures.
Tulip	Fame.
Tulip, Red	Declaration of love.
Tulip, Variegated	Beautiful eyes.
Tulip, Yellow	Hopeless love.
Turnip	Charity.
Tussilage (Sweet-scented)	Justice shall be done you.
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	Valerian	An accommodating disposition.
	Valerian, Greek	Rupture.
	Venice Sumach	Intellectual excellence. Splendour.
	Venus' Car	Fly with me.
	Venus' Looking-glass	Flattery.
	Venus' Trap	Deceit.
	Vernal Grass	Poor, but happy.
	Veronica	Fidelity.
	Vervain	Enchantment.
	Vine	Intoxication.
	Violet, Blue	Olive.
	Perfected loveliness	Camellia Japonica, White.
	Perfidy	Common Laurel, in flower.
	Pensive beauty	Laburnum.
	Perplexity	Love in a Mist.
	Persecution	Chequered Fritillary.
	Perseverance	Swamp Magnolia.
Persuasion	Althea Frutex.
Persuasion	Syrian Mallow.
Pertinacity	Clotbur.
Pity	Pine.
Pleasure and pain	Dog Rose.
Pleasure, lasting	Everlasting Pea.
Pleasures of memory	White Periwinkle.
Popular favour	Cistus, or Rock Rose.
Poverty	Evergreen Clematis.
Power	Imperial Montague.
Power	Cress.
Precaution	Golden Rod.
Prediction	Prophetic Marigold.
Pretension	Spited Willow Herb.
Pride	Amaryllis.
Pride	Hundred-leaved Rose.
Privation	Indian Plum.
Privation	Myrobalan.
Profit	Cabbage.
Prohibition	Privet.
Prolific	Fig Tree.
Promptness	Ten-week Stock.
Prosperity	Beech Tree.
Protection	Bearded Crepis.
Prudence	Mountain Ash.
Pure love	Single Red Pink.
Pure and ardent love	Double Red Pink.
Pure and lovely	Red Rosebud.
Purity	Star of Bethlehem.
Quarrel	Broken Corn-straw.
Quicksightedness	Hawk-weed.
Reason	Goat's Rue.
Recantation	Lotus Leaf.
Recall	Silver-leaved Geranium.
Reconciliation	Filbert.
Reconciliation	Hazel.
Refusal	Striped Carnation.
Regard	Daffodil.
Relief	Balm of Gilead.
Relieve my anxiety	Christmas Rose.
Religious superstition	Aloe.
Religious superstition	Passion Flower.
Religious enthusiasm	Schinus.
Remembrance	Rosemary.
Remorse	Bramble.
Remorse	Raspberry.
Rendezvous	Chickweed.
Reserve	Maple.
Resistance	Tremella Nestoc.
Restoration	Persicaria.
Retaliation	Scotch Thistle.
Return of happiness	Lily of the Valley.
Revenge	Birdsfoot Trefoil.
Reverie	Flowering Fern.
Reward of merit	Bay Wreath.
Reward of virtue	Garland of Roses.
Riches	Corn.
Rigour	Lantana.
Rivalry	Rocket.
Rudeness	Clotbur.
Rudeness	Xanthium.
Rural happiness	Yellow Violet.
Rustic beauty	French Honeysuckle.
Rustic oracle	Dandelion.
Sadness	Dead Leaves.
Safety	Traveller's Joy.
Satire	Prickly Pear.
Sculpture	Hoya.
Secret Love	Yellow Acacia.
Semblance	Spiked Speedwell.
Sensitiveness	Mimosa.
Sensuality	Spanish Jasmine.
Separation	Carolina Jasmine.
Severity	Branch of Thorns.
Shame	Peony.
Sharpness	Barberry Tree.
Sickness	Anemone (Zephyr Flower).
Silliness	Fool's Parsley.
Simplicity	American Sweetbrier.
Sincerity	Garden Chervil.
Slighted love	Yellow Chrysanthemum.
Snare	Catchfly. Dragon Plant.
Solitude	Heath.
Sorrow	Yew.
Sourness of Temper	Barberry.
Spell	CircÆa.
Spleen	Fumitory.
Splendid beauty	Amaryllis.
Splendour	Austurtium.
Sporting	Fox-tail Grass.
Stedfast Piety	Wild Geranium.
Stoicism	Box Tree.
Strength	Cedar. Fennel.
Submission	Grass.
Submission	Harebell.
Success crown your wishes	Coronella.
Succour	Juniper.
Sunbeaming eyes	Scarlet Lychnis.
Surprise	Truffle.
Susceptibility	Wax Plant.
Suspicion	Champignon.
Sympathy	Balm.
Sympathy	Thrift.
Talent	White Pink.
Tardiness	Flax-leaved Goldy-locks.
Taste	Scarlet Fuchsia.
Tears	Helenium.
Temperance	Azalea.
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