Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-16
TAORHs AMONG TIE ROSES
How FLORISTS Must strive a. Please
noaraer-. Lovers aud blooming Bride--
fpIttsburgh Dispatch

lftts0urgh Dispatch
It Is amusing 20 sit here ami watch peo-
pie as they come IN q buy lowers" said
a leading florist ia a recent CONVEX sation.
eve hays every kind 70 deal with. Lit
me give you pointer When people
wish lowers. il they would come 70 the
florist AMI say. 4 want flowers for such
an occasion, not 10 20 over certain
price. they would ct more for their
money; but instead OF that florists are
called upon % make hashed up affairs that
are a ssracs 20 the buyer as well the
seller For an example: A party will
come Ia and order a l2x6 pillow, To be
made OF flowers not at all suitable, aud on
that space will want Inscribed half
dozen notices such as Gone, but Not
Forgotten;" Rest in Peace" Gone
Above;" Asleep in Jesus :" 'Memento
Mort" II We try TO explain that it is i'm
possible u DO 10 they get mad, and say-if
Ne aon't want 70 make IL there are others
who viii
"But that IS only one case, or, rather,
one kind OF cases he continued. shave
had young men who were only starting
out ask FOR some flowers. a button hole
bouquet f5r YOURSELF 1 would inquire.
Being aus wered in the affirmative, Iwould
select probably a pink or "a single rose.
He would suggest that add another and
another, and 30 on. until | would have
bouquet De corsage. consisting OF perhaps
fifteen or twenty roses. Imagine that In
his button -hole. But, don't you see. the
silly fellow wanted that for his Cir, and
was too bashful 90 say so. Only last week
two couples. evidently from a rural dis
trict. came in. They wanted some 'pO-
sies.' When l asks1 what for, they looked
az eao.s other silly AMI giggled. l just
thought, from the hang-dog appearance
OF one couple, that they were lovers; so
asked IL it was for wedding. After much
stammering and giggling, one girl said:
Yes, AMI it il; who on earth told you
about its'
DO you know the Ian guage OF flowers;
What, you don't bother with il; Well,
you never have been very much In love
with any part cular man. The other day
a girl came in with one OF those little
books that the dru ggists give away con-
tanning the language OF flowers. She
studied t. for thr Sc quarters Of an hour,
aud then I spent two hours getting an as
sortmenr for her, AMI IL only cost twenty
cents. She sighed deeply rolled up her
eyes and asksl for spindle tree. walked
back 60 tn end Of the store got down our
'Sentim snts Of Flowers and read the
meaning Your image Is engraven on my
heart came back and told her was
sorry I coult not accumulate her. Next
was catch fly, which means, 4 am a will
ing prisoner You see. after she started,
I huntoI them ali out. 50 l can tell you
what they signify. Next was red tulip.
'iecl aration OF love- I was sorry, but
they are ont OF season Sunfower.
'adoratio1:' chickweed let rs meet
again Virginia crsepsr, I cling to
you, both IN sunshine and shafe:' spirea.
rlightei love- yarr0n. 20 heal a NO unded
heart mourning bride unfortunate at
tachmelt.' rosemary. remember me;' red
rosebud. thou hast stolen my affections >
moss rosehud. confession OF love- lung
wor.. chou art nv life;' red pink, pure
and ardent iova.' pineapple. you are per
feet. phlox. 'our souls.are 0ne,' petunis
your presence s1othes me.' peach bios
som. 7 am yours.' Ohio beauty, You are
my divinity. forget me mot. true love-
m stlet0a. 4 surm8unt difIicnltiss:' m &C.
fire. lovs;' iris. a message for you iuni-
PER. 4 live for thee gersniuui. many are
lovely, but yoa excel al : Nv trap. Have
I rsuxht you az last" Well. II would
teH 71u al she asked for IL would FIJI a
colums. She hsd u made up regardless
20 color. AMI vas terribly disappointed
because che could Ros get AT; some haS
never been ssksd for before So you see
n for St. life is not all roses~