If you know what sort of flowers you wish to send, here is a way to find out what the flowers themselves are saying - in the modest and secret method of the Victorian age.
Throughout history, great stock has been placed on the messages displayed within a bouquet, a courtship gift, a nosegay, a boutonniere. With a proper ear for the language of flowers, a sender could convey his pure love for the recipient through his selection of an armful of white roses ("I am worthy of you") and red rosebuds ("Purity in love") - or dash her heart to pieces by sending a basket of yellow carnations ("No!"). This language, also known as "floriography," was extremely popular during the Victorian age, although its use dates much further back into history.
