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