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Archive for April 18th, 2008

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by Elizabeth Crosthon

When we telephone the neighborhood florists to ask for a flower delivery, it can be fun to think about the old, traditional significance of certain blossoms. We all remember that red blooms are meant to convey love, but other flowers and their hues have fascinating backgrounds as well.

Ever since the time of Shakespeare, plants and flowers possessed special meanings. Ophelia talked about “rosemary for remembrance” and mentioned different flowers in one of her speeches. The modern significance of flowers originated in the socially proper and reserved Victorian era when people can not straight-forwardly express their emotions.

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