How to Say “You’re Cute!” (or, “Let’s Pretend That Never Happened”) in the Victorian Language of Flowers

As my on-again-off-again Tumblr page will attest, we’re big into the Victorian language of flowers. Especially when it’s applied to modern living; who can resist a tussie-mussie (i.e. small bouquet) of rue, campion, Provence rose, strawflower and buckbean that essentially says, “Chill out, you ambassador...