symbolic plants

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(idea) by jafuser (11.6 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) 2 C!s Thu Oct 12 2000 at 7:08:21

Aloe - healing, protection, affection
Angelica - inspiration
Arbor vitae - unchanging friendship
Bachelor's buttons - single blessedness
Basil - good wishes, love
Bay - glory
Carnation - alas for my poor heart
Chamomile - patience
Chives - usefulness
Clover (white) - think of me
Coriander - hidden worth
Cumin - fidelity
Fennel - flattery
Fern - sincerity
Geranium - true friendship
Goldenrod - encouragement
Heliotrope - eternal love
Holly - hope
Hollyhock - ambition
Honeysuckle - bonds of love
Horehound - health
Hyssop - sacrifice, cleanliness
Ivy - friendship, continuity
Lady's mantle - comforting
Lavender - devotion, virtue
Lemon balm - sympathy
Marjoram - joy, happyness
Mints - eternal refreshment
Morning glory - affectation
Nasturtium - patriotism
Oak - strength
Oregano - substance
Pansy - thoughts
Parsley - festivity
Pine - humility
Poppy - consolation
Rose - love
Rosemary - rememberance
Rudbeckia - justice
Rue - grace, clear vision
Sage - wisdom, immortality
Salvia (blue) - thinking of you
Salvia (red) - forever mine
Savory - spice, interest
Sorrel - affection
Southernwood - constancy, jest
Sweet-pea - pleasures
Sweet woodruff - humility
Tansy - hostile thoughts
Tarragon - lasting interest
Thyme - courage, strength
Valerian - readiness
Violet - loyalty, devotion
Violet (blue) - faithfulness
Violet (yellow) - rural happiness
Willow - sadness
Zinnia - thoughts of absent friends

I'm not sure what the source is for this.. I found it in the Handy Science Answer Book, but it's hard to tell where they got it from since there are 24 pages of book references in the appendix.

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The Language of Flowers	Arbor vitae	Honeysuckle	Tarragon
Fennel	Bachelor's button	Zinnia	Thyme
Angelica	The Age of the Coal Swamps	sage	Rose
Marjoram	Horehound	Holly	Carnation
Aloe	Donna Williams	Valerian	Savory
poppy	oregano	morning glory	Hyssop

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