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      1 # Flower : Meaning
      2 #	$NetBSD: flowers,v 1.3 2012/11/17 13:15:25 mbalmer Exp $
      3 #	@(#)flowers	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/8/93
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      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 Camellia: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 Lily of the valley:Return of happiness.
     26 Lily: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.
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