Overall: B

Informative book on the language of flower giving created by the Victorians. 

Each blurb about a flower includes:
* scientific name
* flower meaning. 
* origin section
* what to pair the flower with 
* beautifully done hand drawing of the flower

The origin section will either discuss the origin of the flower name, meaning or where it was first discovered. 

What I learned from this:
* Forget-me-not name comes form a tragic but morbidly funny event 
* I can give oleander and azaleas to friends who are making stupid decisions to let them know I am judging them harshly
* I can give holly and snapdragons to my boss when I fuck up at work as an apology (he probably will be confused though)
* Victorians gave wheat - which isn't a flower - a meaning which I assume means they gave wheat to people (and even if I'm wrong...I'm still going to think it)

I think if you want a quick reference for flowers for writing purposes or for just curiosity sake, this is the book for you