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| Flower | Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 1883(I) | 1883(II) | 1885/1892 | 1899 | |
| Garden Anemone | Forsaken | ||||
| Garden Chervil | Sincerity | Sincerity | |||
| Garden Daisy | I partake your sentiments. | ||||
| Gardenia | Transport, ecstasy | ||||
| Garden Marigold
(1853: A yellow flower, among the ancients it was sacred to Venus.) |
Sacred affection | Uneasiness | |||
| Garden Ranunculus | You are rich in attractions. | ||||
| Garden Sage | Esteem | ||||
| Garland of Roses | Reward of virtue. | ||||
| Gentian | Intrinsic worth. | Integrity | |||
| Gentian, Fringed | Intrinsic worth | ||||
| Geranium, Apple | Present preference | Facility | |||
| Geranium, Dark | Melancholy | ||||
| Geranium, Ivy | Your hand for next dance. | I engage you for the next dance. | Bridal favour. | I engage you for the next dance | |
| Geranium, Lemon | Unexpected meeting. | Unexpected meeting | |||
| Geranium, Nutmeg | I expect a meeting. | Expected meeting. | Expected meeting | ||
| Geranium, Oak | Lady, deign to smile. | A melancholy mind. | |||
| Geranium, Oak-leaf
(1853: Umbels sub-many flowered.--Flowers, pale blue.) |
True friendship | True friendship. | |||
| Geranium, Pencilled | Ingenuity | ||||
| Geranium, Rose | Preference | I prefer you. | Preference | I prefer you | |
| Geranium, Scarlet | Silliness | Comforting. Stupidity. | Silliness, silly | ||
| Geranium, Silver-leaf | Recall | Recall | |||
| Geranium, Wild | Steadfast piety. | Steadfast piety | |||
| Germander Speedwell | Facility | ||||
| Gillyflower
(OED: wallflower or pink) |
Lasting beauty | Bonds of affection.Lasting beauty | |||
| Gillyflower, Common | Lasting Beauty. | ||||
| Gillyflower, Stock | Promptness | ||||
| Gladiolus (1899: Gladiola) | Ready armed | Ready armed. | Ready armed | ||
| Glory Flower | Glorious beauty. | Glory | |||
| Glycine | Your friendship is agreeable to me | ||||
| Goat's Rue | Reason | Reason | Reason | ||
| Gold Basket | Tranquility | ||||
| Golden Rod | Encouragement | Encouragement | Precaution | Encouragement; Precaution | |
| Gooseberry | Anticipation | Anticipation | Anticipation | Anticipation | |
| Goosefoot | Goodness | ||||
| Gorse (1883(II): or Turze) | Endearing affection | Anger | Anger | ||
| Gourd | Extend, Bulk. | Bulkiness | |||
| Grammanthes | Your temper is too hasty | ||||
| Grape | Charity | Charity | Intemperance | ||
| Grape Vine | Intemperance | ||||
| Grass | Utility | Utility; Submission | Submission. Utility. | Usefulness, utility | |
| Great Yellow Daffodil | Chivalry | ||||
| Greek Valerian | Rupture | ||||
| Guelder Rose (Snowball)
(OED: snowball-tree) |
Winter | Winter. Age. | Good news | ||
| Gum Cistus | I shall die to-morrow | ||||
| Hand Flower Tree | Warning | ||||
| Harebell | Grief | Retirement; Grief. | Submission. Grief. | Retirement, submission | |
| Hawkweed | Quicksightedness | Quicksightedness | |||
| Hawthorn
(1853: Stout, spiny shrubs, with heads of elegant white or rosy, blossoms, sometimes double.---England) |
Hope | Hope | Hope | Hope | Hope |
| Hazel
(1853: A slender North American shrub, blossoming very early.) |
Reconciliation | Reconciliation | Reconciliation | Reconciliation | |
| Heart's Ease
(OED: pansy) |
Think of me. | ||||
| Heart's Ease, Purple | You occupy my thoughts. | ||||
| Heath
(1853: Low straggling shrubs, with delicate flowers, and mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.) |
Solitude | Solitude | Solitude | Solitude | Solitude |
| Helenium
(OED: a sneezeweed) |
Tears | Tears | |||
| Heliotrope | I adore you; Devotion. | ||||
| Heliotrope, Peruvian | I love; devotion. | Devotion. Faithfulness. | Infatuation, adoration | ||
| Hellebore
(1853: A plant first introduced from the south of Europe; bears a greenish-colored flower.) |
Calumny | Scandal | Scandal. Calumny. | Calumny, scandal | |
| Helmet Flower (Monkshood) | Knight-errantry | ||||
| Hemlock | You will be my death. | You will be my death | |||
| Hemp | Fate | Fate | |||
| Henbane | Blemish | Blemish; Fault. | Imperfection | ||
| Hepatica
(OED: either an anemone or liverwort) |
Confidence | Confidence | Confidence | ||
| Hibiscus | Delicate beauty | Delicate beauty. | Delicate beauty | ||
| Hoarhound | Fire | ||||
| Holly
(1853: A dark green-leaved tree, bearing white flowers and scarlet berries.---North America and Europe) |
Domestic happiness | Foresight | Am I forgotten? Foresight. | Foresight | Foresight |
| Holly Herb | Enchantment | ||||
| Hollyhock | Fruitfulness | Fecundity; Ambition. | Ambition. Fecundity. | Ambition of a scholar | |
| Hollyhock, White | Female ambition | Female ambition | |||
| Honesty (Lunaria) | Sincerity | Honesty. Fascination. | Honesty | ||
| Honey Flower | Sweet and secret love. | Love sweet and secret. | Secret love | ||
| Honeysuckle
(1853: A beautiful climbing plant, with scarlet blossoms, very fragrant. ---North America) |
Spirit vision | The bond of love. | Devoted love; Fidelity | Generous and devoted affection. | |
| Honeysuckle, Coral | The color of my fate. | The colour of my fate. | |||
| Honeysuckle (French) | Rustic beauty. | Rustic beauty | |||
| Honeysuckle, Monthly | I will not answer hastily. | Domestic happiness | |||
| Honeysuckle, Wild | Devoted love | ||||
| Hop | Injustice | Injustice | Injustice | Injustice | |
| Hornbeam (1883(II): Hornbean) | Ornament | Ornament | Ornament | ||
| Hornbeam Tree | Ornament, a treasure | ||||
| Horse-Chestnut | Luxury | Luxury | Luxury | ||
| Hortensia | You are cold. | You are cold | |||
| House-Leek | Domestic economy | Domestic economy. | Vivacity. Domestic industry. | Domestic economy | |
| Houstania | Innocence; Content. | ||||
| Houstonia
(OED: group that includes bluets) |
Content | Content | |||
| Hoya (Wax Plant) | Sculpture | Sculpture | |||
| Humble Plant | Despondency | Humility | |||
| Hundred-leaved Rose | Dignity of mind. | ||||
| Hyacinth | Jealousy | Constancy; Benevolence. | Sport. Game. Play. | ||
| Hyacinth, Blue | Constancy | ||||
| Hyacinth, Purple | Sorrow | ||||
| Hyacinth, White | Unobtrusive loveliness. | ||||
| Hydrangea | Heartlessness | Vain-glory; Heartlessness. | A boaster. Heartlessness. | A boaster | |
| Hyssop | Cleanliness | Cleanliness | |||
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