The Bookish Kind: The Language of Flowers

Friday, June 25, 2010

The Language of Flowers

Book Share Fridays: The Language of Flowers by Margaret Pickston

This is a flower reference book in the style that the Victorians might have done. Pages and pages of flowers are listed, along with their "meaning," when given to someone. Daffodil means "regard." Wild Grape is "charity." White rose "I am worthy of you." A fun and quaint little book.

3 comments:

UnknownJune 25, 2010 at 10:56 AM
Love this! I've always wondered about the meaning of flowers. It's weird to think that society somehow decided, over time, what all these flowers mean. Pretty fascinating.
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WebmasterJune 25, 2010 at 1:11 PM
It's a language all it's own!
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Amy Brecount WhiteJuly 3, 2010 at 3:35 PM
Hello! You might be interested in checking out my debut novel, FORGET-HER-NOTS (HarperCollins, 2010). It's all about the language of flowers come magically to life.

Have a wonderful summer!

-Amy

www.amybrecountwhite.com
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Joy

I will never tire of the wind,
be it a cold winter blast
that takes me off guard
with it's bitterness,
or an exhilarating spring or
fall tempest that sweeps me away.
I get caught up in it every time,
...it's as if the wind is calling
my name to come out and play.
The trees become my cohorts,
...those gentle giants that sway
back and forth with delight,
as they gracefully bend to and
fro - they get caught up every time,
too, and are surely clapping their
hands in mirth.
In these moments, I am a
beautiful bird who was made for nothing more than ascending
to the heights where the currents await me. Joy.

For the beauty of the earth