The Language of Flowers

This illistrations are gorgeous if you like victorian style oil paintings. The poetry and tales about the flowers are fun also. Enjoy!!

This little book (it fits in the palm of a hand!) is sure to delight any lover of flowers. It enlightens both the intellect and the atmosphere, as the end-papers are scented with a faint violet potpourri. Lovely reproductions of oil paintings depicting gardens and flowers of all sorts grace every other page, along with a short description of each flower's meaning (roses=love, lilies=purity, etc.) It's the perfect sort of book for tucking into a pocket and browsing at the bus-stop. But beware, the print is tiny!

Language of Flowers is full of classic poetry, mostly love poems, revolving around over forty well-known flowers. Each flower represents a character quality;e.g., innocence, female ambition, grace and elegance, etc. In addition to the poems, a brief paragraph or two is given explaining the history and use of each flower. Finally, nearly each page has prints of beautiful oil paintings, of course, with the given flower in it. Overall, a wonderful gift for a lovely lady or a poetically-minded man.