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| Flower | Meaning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1853 | 1883(I) | 1883(II) | 1885/1892 | 1899 | |
| Valerian | Accommodating disposition | Facility | An accommodating disposition. | Accommodating disposition | |
| Valerian, Common | Accommodating disposition. | ||||
| Valerian, Greek | Rupture | ||||
| Valerian, Red | Readiness | ||||
| Venice Sumach | Intellectual excellence. Splendour. | Intellectual excellence | |||
| Venus' Car | Fly with me. | Fly with me | |||
| Venus's Flytrap | Caught at last. | ||||
| Venus's Looking-glass | Flattery | Flattery | Flattery | Flattery | |
| Venus' Trap | Deceit | ||||
| Verbena | Sensibility | Sensibility; Sensitiveness. | |||
| Verbena, Pink | Family union | ||||
| Verbena, Purple | I weep for you; Regret. | Regret | |||
| Verbena, White | Pray for me. | Pray for me | |||
| Verinoca Speciosa | I dare not | ||||
| Vernal Grass | Poor, but happy. | Poor, but happy. | Poor but happy | ||
| Veronica | Fidelity | ||||
| Vervain | Enchantment | Enchantment | |||
| Vetch | I cling to thee. | Shyness | |||
| Vine
(1853: A native of both this country and Europe.) |
Drunkenness | Intoxicating | Intoxication | Drunkenness | |
| Violet, Blue
(1853: Flowers bright blue.) |
Faithfulness | Love | Faithfulness | Faithfulness | Modesty, modest love |
| Violet, Dame | Watchfulness | You are the queen of coquettes | |||
| Violet, Purple | You occupy my thoughts | ||||
| Violet, Sweet | Modesty | ||||
| Violet, White
(1853: Pretty little flowers, found in the meadows of North America, and in Europe.) |
Modesty | Modesty | Purity; Candor; Modesty. | Innocence | |
| Violet, Yellow | Modest worth | Rural happiness. | Rural happiness | ||
| Virginian Spiderwort | Momentary happiness. | ||||
| Virgin's Bower | Filial love | Filial love | |||
| Viscaria Oculata | Will you dance with me? | ||||
| Volkamenia | May you be happy. | May you be happy. | May you be happy | ||
| Wall Flower
(1853: A fragrant orange-colored flower, from the South of Europe.) |
Fidelity of Miss Fortune. | Fidelity | Fidelity in misfortune. | Fidelity in adversity. | Faithfulness in adversity |
| Walnut | Stratagem | Intellect. Stratagem. | |||
| Watcher-by-the-wayside | Never despair | ||||
| Water Lily | Purity of heart. | ||||
| Water Melon | Bulkiness | ||||
| Wax Plant | Susceptibility | ||||
| Weeping Willow
(1853: A fine tree with pendant branches, and growing to a great size; from the Levant.) |
Melancholy | Forsaken | Melancholy | ||
| Wheat
(1853: From Egypt--cultivated in Europe) |
Prosperity | Prosperity | Wealth | Riches | Prosperity |
| Whin | Anger | ||||
| White Jasmine | Amiableness | ||||
| White Julienne | Despair not | ||||
| White Lily | Purity and modesty. | ||||
| White Mullein | Good nature | ||||
| White Oak | Independence | ||||
| White Pink | Talent | ||||
| White Poplar | Time | ||||
| White Rose (dried) | Death preferable to loss of innocence. | Death before loss of innocence | |||
| Whortleberry | Treachery | Treason | |||
| Willow, Common | Forsaken | ||||
| Willow, Creeping | Love forsaken. | ||||
| Willow, French | Bravery and humanity. | ||||
| Willow-Herb | Pretension | Pretension | |||
| Willow, Water | Freedom | Freedom | |||
| Willow, Weeping | Mourning | Mourning | |||
| Windflower | Desertion, forsaken | ||||
| Winter Cherry | Deception | ||||
| Witch Hazel | A spell. | A spell is on me | |||
| Woodbine | Fraternal love | Fraternal love | Fraternal love | ||
| Wood Sorrel | Joy | Joy | Joy. Maternal tenderness. | Joy | |
| Wormwood
(1853: A bitter medicinal herb, cultivated in gardens here, but wild in England.) |
Absence | Absence | Absence | Absence | Absence |
| Xanthium | Rudeness. Pertinacity. | ||||
| Xeranthemum | Cheerfulness under adversity. | ||||
| Yarrow | Cure for heartache | Cure for the heartache. | |||
| Yew
(1853: A sombre-looking shrub, used for funeral purposes.---from Great Britain) |
Sorrow | Sorrow | Sadness | Sorrow | Penitence, repentance |
| Zennae
(poss. zinnia?) |
Absent friends | ||||
| Zephyr Flower | Expectation | ||||
| Zinnia | I mourn your absence. | Thoughts of absent friends. | Thought of absent friends | ||