Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-11-30
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The LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS
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ISOLATION, chiefly, it is supposed, because, as
the Greek mythologists tell us, it was Gre
ated by Ceres, while in search of her daugt-
er Proserpine, as a soother of her grief.
That it should be chosen as the emblem of
the alienation of our troubles, does indeed
appear just Shakespeare frequently alludes
to the ''drowsy poppy" as productive of the
" easer ofall our woes," while Leigh Hunt
calls it the "blissful poppy" from its sooth-
ing and sleep-inducing properties.
Lilac loves first emotions). This pretty
flower has been chosen by poets and lovers
as q symbol of those lndescribable feelings
of joy which bloom into being when ''love's
young dream" first bashfully manifests it.
self. There are three varieties-blue, vio-
let and white. From the purity of Its color
and the short duration of its lovely clusters
OF blossoms, the white lilac has been made
the emblem of youth.
Rosemary is the symbol of remembrance,
and was once supposed to possess the pow
er of improving the memory and invigorat-
ing the mental faculties. SHAKESPEARE makes
Ophelia say:
"There' rosemary for you, that's for remem-
brance; pray you, love, remember -
The Evening Primrose, emblematic of ST.
lent love. does not unclose her cup of pale
gold until her other sisters are rocked into
balmy slRmber. In some parts of En-
gland, where the fields are covered with this
plant, the darkness Of the night is illuminat-
ed by pale phosphoric light emitted from
the luminous petals of this flower.
Heart's-ease (think of me-thoughts).
This is a beautiful variety Of the violet, far
surprising that flower in diversity and brill
liancy of color. Although it certainly has
SO little in the way of perfume to recon-
mend it, its lovely contrasts of color, COM
bined with the glossy velvet sheen of its pc
tails, render it a much admired floral pet.
This humble little flower has had variety
of carressiig names bestowed upon it. The
French call it pensee; it has also been called
the "latlies' flower" 'three-pretty-f faces
under-one-hood, "love-in-idlencss," and
call-me-to-you." SHAKESPEARE calls it a
pansy.
There's pansies, that's for thoughts -
this tloweris Calendula, which some writer's
translate tito the ''flower of all the months"
Why SO aazzling bloom should have be-
come the emblem of grief, it is difficult to
say, but inmany countries it is regarded as
such. When combined with roses it is SYM
bolic of "0e bitter sweets and pleasant
pains of love- It's sometimes called the
"spouse Of the sum-" from its apparently
following Nne course of the liking of day )"
and in old English, it is called $ Mary-bud."
Shakespere remarks, in Cymbeline, that
when " Phebus gins arise" the "winking
Mary-buds begin to ope their golden eyes"
Cowslip youthful beauty. This elegant
but fragile flower is one of those favorites
which our olden poets SO delighted to hon
or. The "pale cowslip, fit for maidcns'
early bier" is the most appropriate emblem
for youthful beauty. The cowslip belongs
to the same genus as the primrose, and is
supposed ID have received its name from its
soft yelvety texture, resembling that of a
lip. The c,lor of the flower is generally a
bright yell.w, dashed with deep orange,
sometimes approaching to crimson.
| Arbutus (''thce only do | love y. The
Arbutus, ol strawberry-tree. SO called be-
cause of the heresemblance of its fruit to a
strawberry is one of those rare and delight
ful objects on which nature, with lavish