Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-26
The Language of Flowers
Dear Afargery Doom /:

Dear Margery Doom:
Will you please be good enough
to publish the language of flowers?
l am very anxious to secure It,
and will appreciate your cour-
tesy. M. L, G.
Glad TO oblige, and trust the i'm
terested persons will clip the fol-
lowing, as it is rather lengthy.
Following is the list OF flowers
with their meanings: Acacia, con
cealed love-; arbor vitae, ''un-
changing friendship; apple bios
som, preference; arbutus, ''wel-
come, aster, 81 will think of it,;
box, Consistency; Gala lily, "beau-
ty'; cedar, 81 live for thee;
chrysanthemum, ST love-; carna-
ton (white), "disdain"; carnation
(red), sympathy; columbine,
"folly''; dahlia, forever thine;
daisy (white), ''innocense"; for
get-me-not, 'true love-; geranium,
Consolation, goldenrod, ''encour-
agement;" heliotrope, devotion;
hyacinth, "unobtrusive loveliness";
honeysuckle, "bond of love-; ivy,
"fidelity''; lily (white1, ''sweet-
ness; lily yellow, "gaiety'';
lilies of the valley, return of hap
piness"; myrtle, love; morning
glory, "coquetry"; moss rose, "su-
periority''; orange blossom, "chas-
tity'; pansy, "thoughts": passion
flower, faith; primrose, 'sincon-
stancy"; red rose. love; rose
deep red), "baslful shame; rose
(yellow), jealousy; (white), ''pu-
rity"; sweetpea, depart: tube
rose. Dangerous pleasure; ver-
bena, pray for me-; violet, mod
esty''
There are nearly as many mar
riage flowers as there are love
flowers. Some of the friendship
flowers are also marriage tokens.
For example, bluebells tied with
gorse form marriage emblem.
The symbol of the bluebell being
constancy and that of the gorse
enduring affection, the two at
tached In one bunch indicate to
the receiver that marriage is in
contemplation.
A red tulip fastened to IniStle-
toe is a declaration of matrimonial
intentions. For, while red tulip
speaks of love declared, mistletoe
adds that all difficulties in the way
will be duly surmounted. Mistletoe
is loves crown also; so is coro-
nella, which means success crown
your wishes Coronella becomes
marriage emblem. when tied with
one of the red love flowers.
When flowers in season are dried
and kept the tokens will always
be at hand for the flower frolics
For instance, If a person wishes to
send love token composed of
spring flower tied up with an au-
tuInn bloom, 1t does not matter in
the least If dried flowers are used
In place of the fresh blossoms. The
meaning remains the same.
OF course, q bunch of fresh flow
ers looks better than q spray OF
dried ones, but the meaning Is not
affected. The delighted receiver
will only think OF her tokens, not
of the freshness of the symbol.
Besides, the people who play this
flower. game invariably keep al
buns in which they place the tolS-
ems received, with the date OF the
reception, and SO all the flowers
are pressed and dried In time Such
an album lis a delightful source of
memory in after days
Cedar leaf can also be used in q
wedding bunch Sent fer luck.
Given by bride to bridegroom the
message is dainty enough--"I live
only for thee" Tied to the typi-
cal marriage bloom, myrtle, which
signifies love personifled, the we'd
ding bunch with cedar leaf in 1T
becomes a luck symbol and sign
Of promise.
Ivy geranium forms another
sweet scented wedding favor. For
buttonholes on wedding days 1t is
q good omen, for it means bridal
favor. A tiny bit of ordinary pars-
ley should be in every wedding
bouquet or bunch of decorations,
for it means luck to festivity.
A shower bouquet composed of
red and white roses is a luck en-
blen for the happy pair. The in
dication IL unity of hearts and
minds. A red and white rose sent
together are equal to a marriage
proposal. for the one means ardent
love, the other declares it.