Language of Love in Victorian Era Flowers
Flowers spoke messages in Victorian times with meanings for each bloom and hue. Lovers used bouquets to convey affection, from honeysuckle bonds to red rosebuds for purity and beauty and heliotrope for I Love You.
Christmas Cards of the Later Nineteenth Century
Most European cards featured landscapes flowers and animals with religious scenes less common. Manger scenes appeared but were outnumbered by non religious subjects making up the majority of popular Christmas greetings.
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