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That bridal bouquet holds more than pretty petals a
sweet fragrance. It holds a myriad of meanings too

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Ilmrniess Rose

Love In A Mist

Veronica

White Lily

White Rose

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Calla Illy, magnificent beauty; White lily, purity, sweetness and modesty; Daisies, innocence and "I share your sentiments"; Stock, lasting beauty; Thornless
Rose, early attachment; Bridal Rose, happy love or friendship; Veronica, fidelity; Red Tulip, confession of love; Love In A Mist, perplexity; Red Rose with
White Rose, unity; Florabunda Rose, grace; Ivy, fidelity; Fern, fascination or sincerity; Myrtle, love; Rosemary, Rememberence. OTHER POSITIVE
ASSOCIATIONS: Acacia, friendship; Yellow Acacia, secret love; Flowering Almond, hope; Four-leafed Clover, be mine; Forget-Me-Not, true love;
Heliotrope, devotion; Purple Lilac, first emotion of love, lily Of The Valley, return of happiness; Baby's Breath, purity; Camellia, gratitude; Daffodil,
regard; Gardenia, joy; Honeysuckle, generous and devoted affection; Laurel, glory; Orange Blossom, purity; Sage, domestic virtue. I

Elizabeth Nuttle is a floral designer for Secret Garden, based in Maryland Sources: 111e Language of Flowers, illustrated by Kate Greenaway (Frederick Warne & Co., lid., London, revised 1977),
and Celebrating with Flowers by Jane Parker (Fawcett Columbine, New York, 1987).

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