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   1 # Flower : Meaning
   2 #       $NetBSD: flowers,v 1.2 1997/03/26 06:30:56 mikel Exp $
   3 #       @(#)flowers     8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93
   4 #
   5 # Upside down reverses the meaning.
   6 African violet:Such worth is rare.
   7 Apple blossom:Preference.
   8 Bachelor's button:Celibacy.
   9 Bay leaf:I change but in death.
  10 Camelia:Reflected loveliness.
  11 Chrysanthemum, other color:Slighted love.
  12 Chrysanthemum, red:I love.
  13 Chrysanthemum, white:Truth.
  14 Clover:Be mine.
  15 Crocus:Abuse not.
  16 Daffodil:Innocence.
  17 Forget-me-not:True love.
  18 Fuchsia:Fast.
  19 Gardenia:Secret, untold love.
  20 Honeysuckle:Bonds of love.
  21 Ivy:Friendship, fidelity, marriage.
  22 Jasmine:Amiablity, transports of joy, sensuality.
  23 Leaves (dead):Melancholy.
  24 Lilac:Youthful innocence.
  25 Lilly of the valley:Return of happiness.
  26 Lilly:Purity, sweetness.
  27 Magnolia:Dignity, perseverance.
  28 Marigold:Jealousy.
  29 Mint:Virtue.
  30 Orange blossom:Your purity equals your loveliness.
  31 Orchid:Beauty, magnificence.
  32 Pansy:Thoughts.
  33 Peach blossom:I am your captive.
  34 Petunia:Your presence soothes me.
  35 Poppy:Sleep.
  36 Rose, any color:Love.
  37 Rose, deep red:Bashful shame.
  38 Rose, single, pink:Simplicity.
  39 Rose, thornless, any color:Early attachment.
  40 Rose, white:I am worthy of you.
  41 Rose, yellow:Decrease of love, rise of jealousy.
  42 Rosebud, white:Girlhood, and a heart ignorant of love.
  43 Rosemary:Rememberance.
  44 Sunflower:Haughtiness.
  45 Tulip, red:Declaration of love.
  46 Tulip, yellow:Hopeless love.
  47 Violet, blue:Faithfulness.
  48 Violet, white:Modesty.
  49 Zinnia:Thoughts of absent friends.