I
recently found this old postcard which depicts 'The Language of
Flowers'. It was posted in 1913. As I am sure
many of you are aware, in the 19th century bouquets of flowers that were
given as gifts to a young lady by her admirer often contained a hidden
message. The flowers that comprised the bouquet could be carefully
examined to see what each flower was saying. It would be indeed foolish
for a young man to casually choose a bunch of flowers in those
days!
The list
of flowers on this card is not comprehensive. Many more flowers have a
meaning. In fact, I think there were more cards in this series,
explaining the meaning of other blooms. A number of books were published
at the time listing all the meanings. I think I have one of these books
somewhere at home. Meanwhile have a look at this list.
