Flora's Dictionary

Do you know what you are saying when you give a gift of flowers or plants? What's the difference between a red rose and white one? Why shouldn't you give your spouse a yellow carnation or a pumpkin flower? The answers to these questions lie in the traditional meanings of the plants. Even fruits and vegetables have meanings - potato for beneficence, raspberry for apology - and all of them are historically documented in this book. You'll learn how to be cold and cruel and warm and caring just by choosing different plants for a bouquet.