The Language and Sentiment of Flowers [Hardcover]

This?colorful?Victorian floral?dictionary?evokes?an?age?gone?by....

To?Victorian?letter writers?in?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?a?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. Discover the language of flowers in this gift hardback, perfect for any home.