Identifier: languageofflower00tyas (find matches)
Title: The language of flowers, or, Floral emblems of thoughts, feelings, and sentiments
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Tyas, Robert, 1811-1879
Subjects: Flower language
Publisher: London New York : G. Routledge
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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