NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red rose

Contains alphabetical lists of flowers and the meaning associated with them.

The Complete Language of Flowers is a comprehensive and definitive dictionary/reference presenting the history, symbolic meaning, and visual depiction of 1,001

“A flower is not a flower alone; a thousand thoughts invest it.” Daffodils signal new beginnings, daisies innocence. Lilacs mean the first emotions of love,

This enchanting glossary of flowers, and their hidden meanings and symbols, is accompanied by Kate Greenaway’s wonderfully rich illustrations. This fascinatin