but now I do,
they are tussie mussie's, holders for small flower
arrangement of fragrant herbs and blooms, originally meant to protect the
wearer from noxious odours produced by the poor bathing and sanitary conditions
of former times, it remained popular for its charm, the allure of an aromatic
nosegay became linked with the language of flowers, which became all the rage
in Victorian times, but it is not a question of throwing a few flowers
together, each flower or herb has a separate meaning, to give a few examples one
of which we are all familiar with the rose,
ranunculus would indicate radiance
rhododendron indicates beware
rose indicates love; success; beauty
a rose, full-blown and placed over two buds is used to
represent secrecy
rosebud represents pure and lovely
rosemary symbolises remembrance
rue embodies grief
and these are just for the letter R, for a detailed look
into the language of flowers have a look here, after all you do not want to
send your loved one a cypress in the tussie-mussie you send to your sweetheart,
it represents despair, or maybe you are desperate and do want to send it?
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