Language and Sentiment of Flowers

This colorful Victorian book evokes an age gone by, when communication between people was a very special occasion, made more difficult by time and space. To Victorian letter-writers of the West, a new, exotic, and secret language came from the East, communicating through flowers. With more than 300 colorful Victorian illustrations of flowers, anyone wanting to know what to send for that perfect arrangement can turn to this beautiful dictionary. The first section gives the flowers and their meanings; the second has the words and their flowers, making it useful for either giving or receiving.