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Language of Flowers floral greeting card, circa 1910

Subject
General Greetings
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Language of Flowers floral greeting card, circa 1910, Vesta DeVore, NE, USA, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of Language of Flowers floral greeting card, circa 1910, Vesta DeVore, NE, USA, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A lithographed greeting card built around a large oval bouquet of pansies, forget-me-nots, bluebells, snowdrops and white heather, set against a pale green ground with white and blue Art Nouveau scrollwork. The printed verse at left, headed "Language of Flowers," assigns each blossom its Victorian sentiment — hope, thought, love, constancy and good luck — and is signed by the versifier G. Preston-Wynne. Such floral "language" cards were a popular Edwardian way of sending a sweetheart message without stating it plainly.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Jan. 18, 1909 Recd your card also O.K. We are having fine weather now, it is warmer to day and it is also fine skating Clara and I went to a skating party last night and had a fine time Write soon Your friend Ethel Howard

Language of Flowers Here's snowdrop—for "hope"—and here's pansy—for "thought"— Of the time you and I will be ever together, Here's forget-me-not—"love"—and the bluebell—"I'm true"— And for "good luck," sweetheart, here's the bonnie white heather. G. Preston-Wynne. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS ONLY 568
PostmarkedPaola, KS, January 13, 1909
Stamp
Addressed to
Vesta DeVore

1821 East St., Lincoln, NE

Postcard record

Postmarked, Paola, KS
ConditionGood
Place addressedVesta DeVore, 1821 East St., Lincoln, NE
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902
NotesWhite border; Art Nouveau scrollwork frame; small artist signature printed within the lower part of the floral oval (not fully legible); light edge wear and a small spot along the top edge. Postmark: PAO... KAN JAN 13 1909. Divided-back private "POST CARD" stock (not government imprint) with 1¢ Franklin stamp; message written sideways in brown ink; light corner wear, stamp corner chipped.

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Language of Flowers floral greeting card, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/language-of-flowers-floral-greeting-card-circa-1910. Accessed October 24, 2026.