Indeed, in all the ceremonial observances of life, from the cradle to
the grave, flowers have formed a prominent feature, the symbolical
meaning long attached to them explaining their selection on different
occasions.
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Footnotes:
- See "Flower-lore," p. 147. 2. "The Ceremonial Use of Flowers." 3. Fraser's
Magazine, 1870, p. 711.
- "Flower-lore," pp. 149-50. 5. Miss Lambert, Nineteenth Century, May 1880, p.
- Nineteenth
Century, September 1878, p. 473. 7. "Popular Antiquities," 1870, ii. 24, &c.
