January 2012
2 posts
5 tags
Crocus sativus
SAFFRON Crocus sativus: (1) Marriage (2) Excess (3) “Do not deceive yourselves.”
6 tags
February 2010
3 posts
3 tags
Origanum majorana
MARJORAM Origanum majorana: (1) Bouncing innocence (2) “Your passion sends blushes to my cheeks”
4 tags
Hyacinthus orientalis
HYACINTH Hyacinthus orientalis: (1) Dedication (2) Unobtrusive loveliness (3) “I will pray for you”
2 tags
Heliopsis helianthoides
FALSE SUNFLOWER Heliopsis helianthoides: (1) Sensitivity (2) “Please be more circumspect”
January 2010
2 posts
3 tags
Eremurus bungei
FOXTAIL LILY Eremurus bungei: (1) Sporting (2) “I am impressed by your quick mind”
3 tags
Silene pratensis
WHITE CAMPION FLOWER Silene pratensis: (1) Religious enthusiasm (2) “Let us meet secretly at dusk.”
December 2009
12 posts
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...
1 tag
Reseda lutea
MIGNONETTE FLOWER Reseda lutea: (1) Stolid virtues (2) “A worthy jewel but lacking luster” (3) Health
2 tags
Lepidium sativum
GARDEN CRESS Lepidium sativum: (1) Stability (2) Always reliable (3) “I prefer natural looks and charm”
Tortula muralis
MOSS Tortula muralis: (1) Maternal love (2) Boredom
“Louisiana in September was like an obscene phone call from nature. The air...”
– Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume
2 tags
Gladiolus communis
GLADIOLUS Gladiolus communis: (1) Ready armed (2) Flower of the gladiators
2 tags
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
CINNAMON FERN Osmundastrum cinnamomeum : (1) Magic (2) Fascination (3) Discretion
November 2009
63 posts
2 tags
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
BLUEBELL Hyacinthoides non-scripta : (1) Knight-errantry (2) ”Be assured, I am true”
2 tags
Dahlia pinnata
DAHLIA Dahlia pinnata: (1) Good taste (2) Instability
3 tags
Tanacetum vulgare
WILD TANSY Tanacetum vulgare: (1) Hostile thoughts (2) Life everlasting (3) “I declare war against you”
6 tags
Cosmos sulphureus
COSMOS FLOWER Cosmos sulphureus: (1) Flirtation (2) “Forgive me for letting you believe I loved you”
2 tags
Polianthes tuberosa
TUBEROSE Polianthes tuberosa: (1) Sweet voices (2) Danger is near (3) “Love’s flames have singed my wings”
2 tags
Genista monspessulana
BROOM SHRUB Genista monspessulana: (1) Devotion (2) Humility (3) “I will be yours forever”
“The playwright Edward Albee has characterized [the suddenness of the appearance...”
– Adam Leith Gollner, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce, and Obsession
3 tags
Borago officinalis
BORAGE FLOWER Borago officinalis: (1) Courage (2) “Your attentions only embarrass me”
“Are You Ready for New Urban Fragrances?
Yeah, I guess I’m ready, but...”
– Tom Robbins, Wild Ducks Flying Backward
4 tags
Banisteriopsis caapi
VINES Banisteriopsis caapi: Intoxication
4 tags
Centaurea cyanus
BACHELOR BUTTON FLOWER Centaurea cyanus: (1) Single blessedness (2) Celibacy
“‘Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know,’ Harry told Ron as they...”
– J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
5 tags
Anthemis tinctoria
GOLDEN MARGUERITE/CHAMOMILE FLOWER Anthemis tinctoria: (1) Energy in action (2) “May all your wishes come true”
2 tags
Arbutus canariensis
ARBUTUS Arbutus canariensis: “Thee alone do I love”
suicideblonde:
bohemea:
Lady Gaga feat....
3 tags
Taraxacum officinale
DANDELION Taraxacum officinale: Love’s oracle
“On their sofas of spice and feathers, the concubines also slept fretfully. In...”
– Tom Robbins, Jitterbug Perfume
