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    CODED BOUQUETS

    Mar 01, 2019 1 minute

    hought to be inspired by traditions brought back from Turkey in the 1700s, the idea of flower code enraptured the French Victorian. Written by Louise Cortambert in 1819, the definitive guide grew in popularity throughout Europe, and by 1923 there were at least 98 different versions of the flower dictionary circulating the U.S. And the secret language didn’t end with bouquets; pre-Raphaelite painters hid floral symbolism in their works, and famous authors, such as Emily Dickinson, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Bronte, used the language of flowers to evoke certain themes and emotions in their literature. In fact, the language still finds use today: Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, crafted the bouquet for her wedding with flowers for love, marriage, and gallantry.

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