A camellia, rose and carnation would mean, “Your loveliness attracts
me. Smile upon me, and cheer my poor heart.”
Moss rose and myrtle mean, “Your superior merit makes me love you.”
Lily-of-the-Valley and ferns mean, “You fascinate me and my happiness
returns.”
Yellow rose and ivy mean, “My love increases, can I hope for matrimony?”
A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining its leaves, conveys the
sentiment, “I fear no longer; I hope.” Stripped of leaves and thorns,
it signifies, “There is nothing to hope or fear.”
A full-blown rose placed over two buds signifies “Secrecy.” “Yes,” is
implied by touching the flower given to the lips. “No,” by pinching off
a petal and casting it away. “I am,” is expressed by a laurel leaf,
twined around the bouquet. “I have,” by an ivy leaf folded together.
“I offer you,” by a leaf of Virginia creeper.