OF all the floures in the mede
Than love I most these floures white and rede
Soch that men callen Daisies in our town,
To hem I have so great affection,
As I sayd erst, when comen is the Maie.
That in my bedde there daweth me no daie,
That I n'am up and walking in the mede
To see this floure ayenst the Sunne sprede;
Whan it up riseth early by the morrow,
That blissful sight softeneth all my sorrow.
CHAUCER.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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A ACACIA Friendship.
B BLADDER NUT TREE Frivolity. Amusement.
C COWSLIP, AMERICAN Divine beauty. You are my divinity.
D DEAD LEAVES Sadness.
E ENCHANTER'S NIGHTSHADE Witchcraft. Sorcery.
F FIG MARIGOLD Idleness.
G GRAPE, WILD Charity.
H HYACINTH Sport. Game. Play.
I INDIAN JASMINE (IPOMOEA) Attachment.
J JACOB'S LADDER Come down.
K KENNEDIA Mental beauty.
L LARKSPUR, PURPLE Naughtiness.
M MOSS Maternal love.
N NETTLE TREE Concert.
O OSMUNDA Dreams.
P PERIWINKLE, BLUE Early friendship
Q QUEEN'S ROCKET You are the Queen of Coquettes. Fashion. 35
R ROSE Love.
S SOUTHERNWOOD Jest. Bantering.
T THRIFT Sympathy.
V VERONICA Fidelity
W WOOD SORREL Joy. Maternal tenderness.
X XERANTHEMUM Cheerfulness under adversity
Y YEW Sorrow.
Z ZEPHYR FLOWER Expectation