Floriography
Flowers are one of the most precious gifts of Mother Nature. They have the ability to bring cheer and spread happiness all around with their beauty and charm. Humans are naturally attracted to their vibrant colors and fragrances. They are also useful to humans and other animals in a number of ways.For ages, people have used flowers as expressions of love, goodwill and other emotions. They used arrangements of flowers as a means of communication which was called floriography or the language of flowers. The Hebrew bible mentions the use of plants and flowers as symbols particularly of love and lovers and as a symbol for the coming Messiah too. The ancient Chinese and Egyptians also used flowers in their royal courts. Among notables authors and playwrights William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charlotte and Emily Bronte used the language of flowers in their writings. But the most significant tradition of floriography was used in the court of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century. The...