# Flower : Meaning # @(#)flowers 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93 # # Upside down reverses the meaning. African violet:Such worth is rare. Apple blossom:Preference. Bachelor's button:Celibacy. Bay leaf:I change but in death. Camelia:Reflected loveliness. Chrysanthemum, other color:Slighted love. Chrysanthemum, red:I love. Chrysanthemum, white:Truth. Clover:Be mine. Crocus:Abuse not. Daffodil:Innocence. Forget-me-not:True love. Fuchsia:Fast. Gardenia:Secret, untold love. Honeysuckle:Bonds of love. Ivy:Friendship, fidelity, marriage. Jasmine:Amiability, transports of joy, sensuality. Leaves (dead):Melancholy. Lilac:Youthful innocence. Lilly of the valley:Return of happiness. Lilly:Purity, sweetness. Magnolia:Dignity, perseverance. Marigold:Jealousy. Mint:Virtue. Orange blossom:Your purity equals your loveliness. Orchid:Beauty, magnificence. Pansy:Thoughts. Peach blossom:I am your captive. Petunia:Your presence soothes me. Poppy:Sleep. Rose, any color:Love. Rose, deep red:Bashful shame. Rose, single, pink:Simplicity. Rose, thornless, any color:Early attachment. Rose, white:I am worthy of you. Rose, yellow:Decrease of love, rise of jealousy. Rosebud, white:Girlhood, and a heart ignorant of love. Rosemary:Remembrance. Sunflower:Haughtiness. Tulip, red:Declaration of love. Tulip, yellow:Hopeless love. Violet, blue:Faithfulness. Violet, white:Modesty. Zinnia:Thoughts of absent friends.