Download or read book The Language of Flowers and the Victorian Garden written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a list of over 300 plants in a 19th century Floral Dictionary, this book looks at how each was grown in the Victorian garden, as well as its various language-of-flowers meanings. It includes facts & anecdotes on the uses, folklore and names of each plant, together with quotes from some of the foremost gardening writers of the Victorian era