The Language and Sentiment of Flowers

by James McCabe

This colorful Victorian book evokes an age gone by, before the days of email and overnight shipping--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. The language of flowers became so refined in the nineteenth century that this dictionary was necessary. Using this source, one could send a message of reproach, passion, friendship, quarrel or a myriad of other sentiments singly and combined via a simple bouquet without ever penning a single word.

Genres: Nonfiction, Plants

96 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 1999

Reviews

[Sam Ghali · Rating 4 out of 5]

A manual for communication through flowers. This book conveys the density of what's possibly communicated through flowers.

A really good book to have if you're interested in symbolic alchemy/in TTRPGs (cite: friend)

[Diane Glover · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so lovely. It's simple. Easy to use... and you could use it in present times to send a message to someone just through flowers. Each has a meaning and the combination can send a message without any words spoke. So before you send someone flowers, grab this book and see if you can break it down into your true sentiment.

[Catherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

[Kate]

loved it and gave it to Kellie for a present!

[keereads · Rating 5 out of 5]

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