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# Flower : Meaning
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# @(#)flowers 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93
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# Upside down reverses the meaning.
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African violet:Such worth is rare.
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Apple blossom:Preference.
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Bachelor's button:Celibacy.
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Bay leaf:I change but in death.
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Camelia:Reflected loveliness.
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Chrysanthemum, other color:Slighted love.
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Chrysanthemum, red:I love.
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Chrysanthemum, white:Truth.
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Clover:Be mine.
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Crocus:Abuse not.
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Daffodil:Innocence.
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Forget-me-not:True love.
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Fuchsia:Fast.
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Gardenia:Secret, untold love.
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Honeysuckle:Bonds of love.
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Ivy:Friendship, fidelity, marriage.
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Jasmine:Amiability, transports of joy, sensuality.
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Leaves (dead):Melancholy.
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Lilac:Youthful innocence.
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Lilly of the valley:Return of happiness.
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Lilly:Purity, sweetness.
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Magnolia:Dignity, perseverance.
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Marigold:Jealousy.
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Mint:Virtue.
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Orange blossom:Your purity equals your loveliness.
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Orchid:Beauty, magnificence.
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Pansy:Thoughts.
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Peach blossom:I am your captive.
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Petunia:Your presence soothes me.
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Poppy:Sleep.
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Rose, any color:Love.
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Rose, deep red:Bashful shame.
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Rose, single, pink:Simplicity.
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Rose, thornless, any color:Early attachment.
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Rose, white:I am worthy of you.
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Rose, yellow:Decrease of love, rise of jealousy.
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Rosebud, white:Girlhood, and a heart ignorant of love.
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Rosemary:Remembrance.
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Sunflower:Haughtiness.
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Tulip, red:Declaration of love.
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Tulip, yellow:Hopeless love.
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Violet, blue:Faithfulness.
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Violet, white:Modesty.
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Zinnia:Thoughts of absent friends.
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