Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 542 pages of information about Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889.

Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 542 pages of information about Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889.

      Bachelor’s button—­Hope in love. 
      Balsam—­Impatience. 
      Begonia—­Deformity. 
      Bellflower—­Gratitude. 
      Belvidere, Wild (Licorice)—­I declare against you. 
      Blue Bell—­I will be constant. 
      Box—­Stoical indifference. 
      Briers—­Envy. 
      Burdock—­Touch me not.

      Cactus—­Thou leavest not. 
      Camellia—­Pity. 
      Candytuft—­Indifference. 
      Canterbury Bell—­Gratitude. 
      Cape Jessamine—­Ecstasy; transport. 
      Calla Lily—­Feminine beauty. 
      Carnation (Yellow)—­Disdain. 
      Cedar—­I live for thee. 
      China Aster—­I will see about it. 
      Chrysanthemum Rose—­I love. 
      Cowslip—­Pensiveness. 
      Cypress—­Mourning. 
      Crocus—­Cheerfulness. 
      Cypress and Marigold—­Despair.

      Daffodil—­Chivalry. 
      Dahlia—­Forever thine. 
      Daisy (Garden)—­I partake your sentiment. 
      Daisy (Wild)—­I will think of it. 
      Dandelion—­Coquetry. 
      Dead Leaves—­Sadness. 
      Dock—­Patience. 
      Dodder—­Meanness. 
      Dogwood—­Am I indifferent to you?

      Ebony—­Hypocrisy. 
      Eglantine—­I wound to heal. 
      Elder—­Compassion. 
      Endive—­Frugality. 
      Evening Primrose—­Inconstancy. 
      Evergreen—­Poverty. 
      Everlasting—­Perpetual remembrance.

      Fennel—­Strength. 
      Filbert—­Reconciliation. 
      Fir-tree—­Elevation. 
      Flux—­I feel your kindness. 
      Forget-me-not—­True love; remembrance. 
      Fox-glove—­Insincerity. 
      Furze—­Anger. 
      Fuchsia—­Taste.

      Gentian—­Intrinsic worth. 
      Geranium, Ivy—­Your hand for the next dance. 
      Geranium, Nutmeg—­I expect a meeting. 
      Geranium, Oak—­Lady, deign to smile. 
      Geranium, Rose—­Preference. 
      Geranium, Silver leaf—­Recall. 
      Gilliflower—­Lasting beauty. 
      Gladiolus—­Ready; armed. 
      Golden Rod—­Encouragement. 
      Gorse—­Endearing affection. 
      Gass—­Utility.

      Harebell—­Grief. 
      Hawthorn—­Hope. 
      Hazel—­Recollection. 
      Hartsease—­Think of me. 
      Heliotrope—­Devotion. 
      Henbane—­Blemish. 
      Holly—­Foresight. 
      Hollyhock—­Fruitfulness. 
      Hollyhock, White—­Female ambition. 
      Honeysuckle—­Bond of Love. 
      Honeysuckle, Coral—­The color of my fate. 
      Hyacinth—­Jealousy. 
      Hyacinth, Blue—­Constancy. 
      Hyacinth, Purple—­Sorrow. 
      Hydrangea—­Heartlessness.

      Ice plant—­Your looks freeze me. 
      Iris—­Message. 
      Ivy—­Friendship; matrimony.

      Jessamine, Cape—­Transient joy; ecstasy. 
      Jessamine, White—­Amiability. 
      Jessamine, Yellow—­Grace; elegance. 
      Jonquil—­I desire a return of affection. 
      Juniper—­Asylum; shelter. 
      Justitia—­Perfection of loveliness.

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