According to one site I just visited it is...
The Forgotten Language of Flowers
In the early 18th century the Turkish "Secret Language of Flowers" was introduced to Europe by Lady Mary Wortley Montague, wife of the British ambassador to Constantinople. Flowers had long been a sign of romance but now lovers were able to send secret messages to each other by means of sending a posy of flowers. Each flower had a specific meaning and the order of arrangement had much to do with the intended "message". The French seem to have taken this idea to heart. In 1819 a French woman writing under the pen name of Madame Charlotte de la Tour (Louise Cortambert), wrote and published "Le Language des Fleurs" which offered seasonal floral and anecdotal advice to those wishing to send "secret" messages to each other.
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I just noticed the typo from that site.
It's "Langage" not "Language."
The site probably typed it by hand. If they had cut and pasted, that wouldn't have happened.
I won't fix it.
Since I want my theft of text to be pristine.
If I change it, it won't be completely lifted text.
Somehow that seems to suggest all sorts of weird love fiction.
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