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| Flower | Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 1883(I) | 1883(II) | 1885/1892 | 1899 | |
| Abecedary | Volubility | ||||
| Abatina | Fickleness | ||||
| Acacia
(1853: A shrub with elegant foliage and flowers; native of warm climates.) |
Chaste love | Concealed love | Friendship | ||
| Acacia, Rose | Friendship | Friendship | Friendship | ||
| Acacia, Rose or White | Elegance | ||||
| Acacia, Yellow | Secret love | ||||
| Acalia | Temperance | ||||
| Acanthus | Arts | Art | The fine arts. Artifice. | Arts | |
| Achillea Millefolia | War | ||||
| Achimeness | Such worth is rare | ||||
| Aconite (Wolfsbane) | Misanthropy | Treachery | |||
| Aconite, Crowfoot | Lustre | ||||
| Adonis, Flos | Painful recollections. | Painful recollections. | |||
| Adonis Vernalis | Bitter memories | ||||
| African Marigold | Vulgar minds. | Vulgar minded | |||
| Agnus Casus (or Castus)
(OED: Chaste-tree, Abraham's Balm) |
Coldness | Coldness; life without love. | Coldness. Indifference. | ||
| Agrimony | Thankfulness | Gratitude | Thankfulness. Gratitude. | Thankfulness | |
| Allspice | Compassion | ||||
| Almond | Hope | Giddiness; heedlessness | |||
| Almond (Common) | Stupidity. Indiscretion. | ||||
| Almond (Flowering) | Hope | ||||
| Almond, Laurel | Perfidy | ||||
| Almond Tree | Stupidity, thoughtlessness | ||||
| Aloe
(1853: A medicinal plant, and a native of Egypt.) |
Sorrow--Dejection | Superstition | Bitterness | Grief. Religious superstition. | Bitterness |
| Althaea Frutes (Syrian Mallow) | Persuasion | ||||
| Althea
(OED: Family including marsh mallow and hollyhock) |
Consumed by love. | ||||
| Alyssum, Sweet | Worth beyond beauty. | Worth beyond beauty. | Worth beyond beauty | ||
| Amaranth
(1853: A coarse and rather tall plant, a native of India.) |
Immortality | Immortality | Immortality; Unfading. | Immortality | |
| Amaranth (Globe) | Immortality. Unfading love. | ||||
| Amaranth (Cockscomb) | Foppery. Affectation. | ||||
| Amaryllis | Splendid beauty. | Beautiful but timid. | Pride. Timidity. Splendid beauty. | Splendid beauty | |
| Ambrosia
(OED: plants related to wormwood) |
Love returned. | Love returned. | |||
| American Cowslip | Divine beauty. | Beauty divine | |||
| American Elm | Patriotism | ||||
| American Linden
(1853: The well-known Buttonwood: so agreeable for its shade.) |
Matrimony | Matrimony | |||
| American Star Wort
(1853: A delicate plant, with white starry blossoms) |
Welcome to a stranger | Welcome to a stranger. Cheerfulness in old age. | |||
| Amethys (or Amethyst) | Admiration | Admiration | Admiration | ||
| Anemone
(1853: A beautiful and delicate wild flower blossoming very early.) |
Anticipation | Expectation | |||
| Anemone, Field | Sickness, illness | ||||
| Anemone, Garden | Forsaken | Forsaken; Withered hopes; Illness. | Forsaken | ||
| Anemone, Windflower | Desertion | ||||
| Anemone (Zephyr Flower) | Sickness. Expectation. | ||||
| Angelica/Angelica Herb | Inspiration | Inspiration | Inspiration | Inspiration, inspre me | |
| Angrec | Royalty | ||||
| Apocynum (Dogbane) | Inspiration | Deceit | |||
| Apple | Temptation | Temptation | |||
| Apple Blossom
(1853: The flower of a well-known fruit.) |
Preference | Preference | Preference | Preference. Fame speaks him great and good. | Preference |
| Apple, Thorn | Deceitful charms. | ||||
| Apricot Flower | Doubt, distrust | ||||
| Arbor vitae | Unchanging friendship | Unchanging Friendship. | Unchanging friendship. Live for me. | Unchanging affection | |
| Arbutus | Thee only do I love. | Thee only do I love | |||
| Arbutus, Trailing
(OED: ground laurel, mayflower) |
Welcome | ||||
| Arkansas Coreopsis | Love at first sight | ||||
| Arum
1885: Wake Robin |
Ardor | Ardour/Ardor | Ferocity and deceit | ||
| Ash/Ash Tree | Grandeur | Grandeur | Grandeur | Grandeur | |
| Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower | Separation | ||||
| Ash, Mountain | Prudence | ||||
| Aspen Leaf | Lamentation, sighing | ||||
| Aspen Tree
(1853: A small American tree, whose leaves have such long stems that they are easily moved by the slightest wind.) |
Lamentation | Lamentation | Sighing | Lamentation | |
| Asphodel | Regrets beyond the grave. | Remembered beyond the tomb. | My regrets follow you to the grave. | My regrets follow you to the grave | |
| Aster (China) | Variety. Afterthought. | ||||
| Aster, Double German | Variety | ||||
| Aster, Large flowered | Afterthought; Love of variety. | ||||
| Auricula | Painting | ||||
| Auricula, Scarlet | Avarice | Avarice | |||
| Aurilica | Avarice | ||||
| Austurtium | Splendour | ||||
| Autumn Leaves | Melancholy | ||||
| Azalea | Romance | Temperance | Temperance | ||
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