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The Curious Bag
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<h4 class="dechead">On One Hand: Flowers Can Have Meanings
In the Language of Flowers, a system in which flowers symbolize emotions, acacia means "secret love." During the Victorian era, flowers were used as a sort of code and a small bouquet could convey a message. According to this code, a gift of acacia and maidenhair fern, which means "secrecy," would be appropriate to send to a secret love.
On the Other: Not Everyone Knows the Meanings
Sending flowers as messages was once a popular practice, but it no longer is. Today, most people would not know a bouquet was meant as a message or be able to identify the meaning of the individual flowers. If you sent acacia to a secret love there is no guarantee he would understand the intended message.
Bottom Line
Using flowers to deliver a message is not as effective today as it was in Victorian times. What a flower means in a little-known language is no longer important. The best flowers to send to a secret love would be any flower you know she likes.
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