Crocus sativus
SAFFRON Crocus sativus: (1) Marriage (2) Excess (3) “Do not deceive yourselves.”
NIGHTBLOOMING CEREUS Hylocereus undatus: Transient beauty
Origanum majorana
MARJORAM Origanum majorana: (1) Bouncing innocence (2) “Your passion sends blushes to my cheeks”
Hyacinthus orientalis
HYACINTH Hyacinthus orientalis: (1) Dedication (2) Unobtrusive loveliness (3) “I will pray for you”
Heliopsis helianthoides
FALSE SUNFLOWER Heliopsis helianthoides: (1) Sensitivity (2) “Please be more circumspect”
Eremurus bungei
FOXTAIL LILY Eremurus bungei: (1) Sporting (2) “I am impressed by your quick mind”
Silene pratensis
WHITE CAMPION FLOWER Silene pratensis: (1) Religious enthusiasm (2) “Let us meet secretly at dusk.”
Gentiana germanica
GERMAN GENTIAN Gentiana germanica: (1) Virgin pride (2) “Sweet be thy dreams.”
Rosa x damascena
DAMASK ROSE Rosa x damascena: (1) Freshness (2) Bashful love
Selected slang from Victorian London, A-C
Abram: to sham, to slum, to pretend sickness
Academy: a brothel, bagnio
Academican: a scholar at an academy, a whore at a brothel
Affair of honour: killing an innocent man in a duel
Angelics: young unmarried ladies
Bag the swag: pocket your portion, hide your whack
Bar that: forget it, stow it, don’t mention it
Bob: a shoplifter’s assistant
Buss: a kiss
Buttock and file: to pickpocket
Cake: an easy, stupid fellow
Cat: a drunken, fighting prostitute
Cheeks: an imaginary person nobody; as in, Who does that belong to? Cheeks.
Chere amie: a sweetheart; friend-with-benefits
Clean shirt day: Sunday
from victorianlondon.org
Reseda lutea
MIGNONETTE FLOWER Reseda lutea: (1) Stolid virtues (2) “A worthy jewel but lacking luster” (3) Health
