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 | | Subject: The Language of Flowers C Sat Nov 15, 2008 2:32 am | |
| The Language of Flowers C Cabbage ................................ProfitCacalia ...................................AdulationCactus ....................................WarmthCalla Aethiopica ....................Magnificent BeautyCalycanthus ...........................Benevolence Camellia Japonica, Red .........Unpretending ExcellenceCamellia Japonica, White .......Perfected loveliness(The Camellia is named after George Joseph Camellus, a Jesuit from Moravia. They are native to India, China and Japan where he traveled, and the flowers are often depicted in Oriental art. They were featured in Alexander Dumas book 'The Lady of the Camellias' where the heroine conveyed her feelings to her suitors by wearing red or white camellias.) Camomile ...............................Energy in adversityCanary Grass ..........................PerserveranceCandytuft ................................IndifferenceCanterbury Bell ......................AcknowledgementCape Jasmine ..........................I'm too happyCardamind ..............................Paternal error Carnation, Deep Red .............Alas! for my poor heartCarnation, Striped ..................RefusalCarnation, Yellow ..................Disdain(In the Language of flowers the Carnation changes its meaning according to its color so while the striped carnation means refusal the yellow carnation disdain, the red carnation signifies the blood of Christ.The cultivation of these confident flowers goes back over two thousand years and is said that the plant came to England with the Normans. It may be found growing wild in the walls of the Norman castles of Dover and Rochester and is believed to have been rooted to the stones imported from FranceThe Athenians honored Carnations by calling them Di-anthos, Flower of Jove, and used the flowers to make wreaths and garlands at their festivals, whence came the word 'cornation' from which Carnation is derived. Due to their Clove like scent they are frequently referred to as gillyflowers, a name they share with both wallflowers and stocks, coming from the French 'giroflier' Carnations were sometimes added to wine and ale to add spiciness and are still known as sops-in-wine in some parts of the countryside today.) Cardinal Flower ......................DistinctionCatchfly ..................................SnareCatchfly, Red .........................Youthful loveCatchfly, White...................... BetrayedCedar ......................................StrengthCedar of Lebanon ..................IncorruptibleCedar Leaf .............................I live for theeCeladine (Lesser) ..................Joys to comeCereus (Creeping) .................Modest geniusCentaury ................................DelicacyChampignon ...........................SuspicionChequered Fritillary ...............PrersecutionCherry Tree........................... Good educationCherry Tree, White ................DeceptionChesnut Tree ..........................Do me justice. LuxuryChickweed ..............................RendezvousChicory ...................................FrugalityChina Aster ............................VarietyChina Aster, Double ...............I partake your sentimentsChina Aster, Single .................I will think of itChina or Indian Pink.............. AversionChina Rose .............................Beauty always newChineses Chrysanthemum ......Cheerfulness under adversityChristmas Rose .......................Relieve my anxiety | |
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