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In one of my winter reads, Old Time Gardens by Alice Morse Earle (1901), I've come across some wonderful old nicknames for flowers that I hadn't heard before.
Ever since I first heard of "gillyflowre" for stock - I think it was Celia Thaxter's book, I always delight in the discovery of new nicknames. Whoever came up with the idea of "Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate" or "Johnny Jump-Up"? They're all great!
Here's a few I've learned in the book so far - I had to google them to find the flower they represent:
Ladies Delights - (wild) pansies
London Pride - saxifragia x urbium
Flower de Luce - Iris (purple, and yellow)
Old-fashioned (1901!), early, "Piny" - peony
Bridal Wreath - spirea
This one I can't find yet - anyone have a clue? - Peter's Wreath, or St. Peter's Wreath.
I'd love to hear the ones you all know!
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