Floral emblems
Henry Phillips's 1825 dictionary of flower language, published in London by Saunders and Otley for readers decoding floral sentiment in verse and correspondence. Hand-coloured engravings group unrelated blooms—foxglove, roses, cowslip, sunflower, honeysuckle, brambles, periwinkle—into vertical bouquets on bare cream grounds, giving designers cut-out-ready sprigs, thorny trailing stems and broad leaf silhouettes that combine freely.
