Finding the flowers

Chu Vân Hương
(Van Huong)

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Below is a love story which contains names of 30 kinds of flowers. Do you think you can find them all? ;)

Yellow was especially becoming to little Black-eyed Susan and so when Sweet William, that dashing Rambler invited her to a party at four o'clock, she gratefully accepted this proof of the Lad's love and put on her yellow dress and yellow Lady's slippers in honor of the occasion. First, she carefully arranged her Ladies dresses and then tiptoed softly out of the house so as not to wake Robin, her little brother. The mirror in the hall showed her that she was a spring beauty, and that if her name has only been Marguerite she would have been a real English daisy. Her escort's london pride leaped high as he saw her, though, not to be outdone, he had with careful thrift polished his own bachelor's buttons until they shone like a goldenrod.

"Not one of the fair maids of France can equal your appearance!" he exclaimed proudly. "England forever!". A tinge of maiden pink showed on her face as he spoke with such honesty for behind it she read aright his bleeding heart. But she only answered him demurely, "I hope I shall not be a wall flower". "Far from it" he answered warmly. "I would scale Jacob's ladder itself for a dance from you" By that time they were at the party. "Johnny jump up exclaimed her escort to a boy at the door. "and give her your seat!". "Never," answered the young Cockscomb disagreeably, and when pressed, he gave her lover such a blow that he saw his love-in-a-mist. But when he saw the bishop's hat approaching he ran away. "oh, Billy, are you hurt?" she sobbed widly. He oppended his eye bright with love and answered feebly, "Will you be mine?" "Ask poppy", she answered shyly; while a blush rose to her cheek. His Tulips answered in the old, old way and all we can do is wish them speedwell.
 
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There are more than 20 ppl reading the post but noone is interested :-/ :(( Come on, give this lovely gal some flowers :p
 
Yellow was especially becoming to little Black-eyed Susan and so when Sweet William, that dashing Rambler invited her to a party at four o'clock, she gratefully accepted this proof of the Lad's love and put on her yellow dress and yellow Lady's slippers in honor of the occasion. First, she carefully arranged her Ladies dresses and then tiptoed softly out of the house so as not to wake Robin, her little brother. The mirror in the hall showed her that she was a spring beauty, and that if her name has only been Marguerite she would have been a real English daisy. Her escort's london pride leaped high as he saw her, though, not to be outdone, he had with careful thrift polished his own bachelor's buttons until they shone like a goldenrod.

"Not one of the fair maids of France can equal your appearance!" he exclaimed proudly. "England forever!". A tinge of maiden pink showed on her face as he spoke with such honesty for behind it she read aright his bleeding heart. But she only answered him demurely, "I hope I shall not be a wall flower". "Far from it" he answered warmly. "I would scale Jacob's ladder itself for a dance from you" By that time they were at the party. "Johnny jump up exclaimed her escort to a boy at the door. "and give her your seat!". "Never," answered the young Cockscomb disagreeably, and when pressed, he gave her lover such a blow that he saw his love-in-a-mist. But when he saw the bishop's hat approaching he ran away. "oh, Billy, are you hurt?" she sobbed widly. He oppended his eye bright with love and answered feebly, "Will you be mine?" "Ask poppy", she answered shyly; while a blush rose to her cheek. His Tulips answered in the old, old way and all we can do is wish them speedwell.

Có mấy cái đoán, không biết đúng không. Nhưng vẫn thiếu 1 tên.
 
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thnx Giang :) These are correct:

- Black-eyed Susan
- Sweet William
- Rambler
- Four o'clock
- Lad's love
- Lady's slippers
- English daisy
- Robin (not wake Robin)
- Marguerite
- Spring beauty
- London pride
- Bachelor's buttons
- Golden rod
- Maids of France
- Maiden pink (not maiden)
- Honesty
- Bleeding heart
- Wall flower
- Jacob's ladder
- Johnny jump up (not Johnny jump)
- Cockscomb
- Love-in-a-mist
- Bishop's hat
- Poppy
- Rose
- Tulips
- Speedwell

So 28 flowers have been found. Anyone up for the challenge?
 
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Chị không tính cái Ladies Dresses (phong lan) àh, mà hình như tresses chứ không phải dresses.

Thrift cũng là tên một loại hoa thì phải.
 
Yup ladies tresses is a type of orchid. It does make sense if you replace ladies tresses in the sentence since tresses mean bím tóc.

Not sure I read somewhere that England forever is a type of flower. Have to check it again. If it is not, we'll take ladies tresses as the answer. Bravo Giang =D>

Btw sorry for my mistake as wake robin is the right answer. Robin is a type of bird.

Below are the descriptions of the flowers. To be honest, I dont know how most of them look like or what Vietnamese names for them are :D

- Black-eyed Susan or yellow daisy, North American daisylike wildflower (Rudbeckia hirta) of the family Asteraceae (aster family) with yellow rays and a dark brown center. It is a weedy biennial or annual and grows in dry places. The black-eyed Susan and the other rudbeckias are also called yellow coneflowers

- Sweet William: a self-sowing biennial that often displays dense clusters of richly bicolored inflorescences above the plant, superficially has flowers that resemble Mountain Laurel, an acid-soil requiring shrub.

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- Rambler: A type of climbing rose having numerous red, pink, or white flowers.

- Four o'clock: common name for members of the Nyctaginaceae, a family of plants found in warm climates, especially in the Americas, chiefly as herbs but often in the tropics as shrubs or trees.

- Lad's love: aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.

- Lady's slippers: Any of various orchids of the genus Cypripedium, having usually solitary, variously colored flowers with an inflated, pouchlike lip. Also called moccasin flower.

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- Daisy

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- Wake robin: Any of various North American aroid plants that bloom early in the spring.

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- Marguerite: a kind of plant having white or pale yellow flowers that resemble those of the common American daisy. Also called Paris daisy.

- Spring beauty: Any of various succulent, spring-flowering plants of the genus Claytonia, especially C. virginica, of eastern North America, having narrow leaves and racemes of white or pinkish flowers.

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- Bachelor's buttons: Any of several plants that have buttonlike flowers or flower heads.

- Golden rod: Any of numerous chiefly North American plants of the genus Solidago, having clusters of small yellow flower heads that bloom in late summer or fall.

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- Maids of France: a very pretty plant that grows 24 to 30 inches high. Its dark green leaves are deeply divided into 3 to 5 lobes. The small, double, pure white flowers are borne in abundance on strong, branching stems, from late spring to summer.

- Maiden pink: an edging semi-evergreen perennial that can double as a prostrate flowering groundcover, has numerous cultivars and hybrids that differ primarily in floral color or bicolor.

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- Honesty: A European plant (Lunaria annua) cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round, flat, papery, silver-white seedpods.

- Bleeding heart: Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra, especially the Old World D. spectabilis, having arching clusters of pink to red or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers.

- Wall flower: Any of numerous herbs of the genus Erysimum of the mustard family, having fragrant yellow, orange, or brownish flowers.

- Jacob's ladder: Any of various plants of the genus Polemonium, especially P. caeruleum, having blue flowers and alternate, pinnately compound leaves with numerous leaflets.

- Johnny-jump-up: Any of various plants of the genus Viola, especially a California violet (V. pedunculata) or a European pansy (V. tricolor), having ovate leaves and variously colored flowers.

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- Cockscomb: An annual plant (Celosia cristata) widely cultivated for its showy, fan-shaped or plumelike clusters of red or yellow flowers. Also called celosia.

- Love-in-a-mist: A Mediterranean plant (Nigella damascena) having blue or whitish flowers surrounded by numerous threadlike bracts.

- Poppy: Any of numerous plants of the genus Papaver, having nodding buds with four crumpled petals, showy red, orange, or white flowers, a milky juice, and capsules that dehisce through terminal pores.

- Rose

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- Tulip

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- Speedwell: Any of various plants of the genus Veronica, having opposite leaves and clusters of small, usually blue flowers.
 
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These are the meanings of some of the flowers:

Four o’clocks: Timidity.
Sweet William: Gallantry; Grant me one smile.
Lady's Slipper: Capricious beauty; Win me and wear me; Fickleness .
London pride: Frivolity.
Bachelor Button’s: Celibacy; Hope in love.
Goldenrod: Encouragement; you will succeed; Be cautious; Support .
Honesty: Honesty; Fascination.
Wallflower: Fidelity in misfortune or adversity; Fealty Through Ordeal.
Jacob's ladder: Come down.
Love in a Mist: Perplexity.
Poppy: Consolation; Forgetfulness; Pleasure; Wealth; Success.
Rose: I Love You; Perfect Happiness; Always; Desire; Friendship; Unity; Warmth of heart; Love at first sight; Joy; Gladness; Please believe me; Passion.
Speedwell: Womanly fidelity.
Tulip: Beautiful eyes; Look on me; Declaration of Love; Perfect Lover; Fame; Perfection.
 
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