Buddha A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. Lady Bird Johnson If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. Ecouchard Le Brun Where flowers bloom, so does hope.

Gerard De Nerval The butterfly is a flying flower, the flower a tethered butterfly. Stephanie Skeem Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson Flowers don't tell, they show. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul. John Harrigan Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Edwin Curran Happiness held is the seed Happiness shared is the flower. Luther Burbank Flowers are the music of the ground. Ralph Waldo Emerson Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful they are sunshine, food, and medicine for the soul. are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty out values all the utilities in the world. Audrey Hepburn Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same. Victor Hugo To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. John Lennon Life is the flower for which love is the honey. With more than a dozen two-page paintings evoking the romance of noteworthy Victorian gardens and symbolic bouquets, a cross-referenced index of flowers and meanings, and suggestions for further reading, this book is a must for lovers of floriology and Victoriana.Love is the flower you've got to let grow. You'll also dicover how Christian Dior's passion for lily of the valley inspired his classic perfume Diorissimo and its extraordinary bottle why Oscar Wilde had a penchant for wearing green carnations in his lapel and how Greeks and Romans believed snapdragons could ward off witchcraft, so they planted them at entryways to their homes.

Here is the story of Tulipmania how the pansy got its face, and why the most particular pollination process of a certain orchid has made the vanilla bean a very dear commodity. Following an introduction that provides a short history of the language of flowers, a fad which reached its peak during the reign of Queen Victoria, each uniquely illustrated and designed entry is an enjoyable read full of history and little-known facts. A sumptuous, contemporary anthology of 50 of the world's most storied and popular flowers, each of its entries offers insight to the meaning associated with the flower, and is a fascinating mix of foklore, classic mythology, literature, botanical information and popular culture.

With gorgeous full-color illustrations, ornate decorative elements, lettering in metallic ink, and engaging text, The Language of Flowers: A Fully Illustrated Compendium of Meaning, Literature, and Lore for the Modern Romantic is a treasure for flower lovers.

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