Specialty Gardening: Old-Fashioned Names for Flowers, 1 by PrimroseSue
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PrimroseSue wrote: 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! |