Flora
The flowers in Arcady are perennial and bloom all the year round. There are roses for every stage of the game, from the blush rose to the Bride Rose. There are moss roses for those who love old-fashioned flowers, and the Last Rose of Summer is a variety much admired by Romanticists. There are many old-fashioned gardens in Arcady, and here may be seen Bleeding Hearts, Forget-me-nots, Love-Lies-Bleeding, Pansies for Thoughts, and Rosemary for Remembrance. There is also Heartsease and Rue. There are lanes of lilacs and orchards of apple bloom. There are daisy fields and groves of orange trees in blossom. Wild flowers grow everywhere and mistletoe is indigenous. In the flower-shops may be bought orchids or violets in wealthy effects. In the Souvenir Shops one may find pressed or dried flowers, and these are much in demand. Poppies grow wild along the banks of the Lethe River, and the moon-flower flourishes in many gardens.
The Arcadian Language of Flowers
Asters—I am very wealthy.
Stock—I have been successful in Wall Street.
Phlox—I shear lambs.
Rubber Plant—I love to look at you.
Daisy—You’re it.
Burr—I’m stuck on you.
Oyster Plant—Will you dine with me?
Mint—Do you live in Philadelphia?
Anise—Cordially yours.
Cosmos—You’re all the world to me.
Marigold—I mean business.
Poppy—May I speak to your father?
Orchids—I am extravagant.
Palm—Will you accept my hand?
Tuberoses—May you die soon.
Bluebell—I will telephone you.
Mock Orange Blossoms—I am only flirting with you.
Moon Flowers—I’m just crazy about you.
Box—Will you go to the opera with me?