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