Plants
Almond flowering . . . . . hope
Anemone, garden . . . . . forsaken
Balm . . . . sympathy
Bay leaf . . . . . I change but in death
Bell flower, white . . . . . gratitude
Bluebell . . . . . constancy
Campanula . . . . . gratitude
Carnation, red . . . . . alas for my poor heart
China rose . . . . . beauty always new
Chrysanthemum . . . . . I love
Clover, four leaved . . . . . be mine
Convolvulus, major . . . . . extinguished hopes or eternal sleep
Coreopsis, arkansa . . . . . love at first sight
Cuckoo pint . . . . . ardour
Daffodil . . . . . regard
Daisy, garden . . . . . I share your sentimentFern . . . . . sincerity
Forget-me-not . . . . . true love
Furze or Gorse . . . . . enduring affection
Hare bell . . . . . grief
Heartsease or Pansy . . . . . I am always thinking of you
Honesty . . . . . sincerity
Honeysuckle . . . . . bonds of love
Ivy . . . . . friendship, fidelity, marriage
Jonquil . . . . . I hope for return of affection
Lily of the valley . . . . . The return of happiness
Marigold . . . . . grief or despair
Pears . . . . . affection
Poppy, red . . . . . consolation
Rose . . . . . love {in the case of the cabbage rose ...an ambassador of love}
Rosemary . . . . . remembrance
Sage . . . . . domestic virtue
Shamrock . . . . . . mainly used as the symbol of Ireland
Snowdrop . . . . . hope
Star of Bethlehem . . . . . purity
Sweet William . . . . . gallantry
Thistle, scotch . . . . . mainly used as the symbol for Scotland
Tulip, red . . . . . reclamation of loveViolet, blue . . . . . faithfulness
Wheat . . . riches of the continuation of life
White lily . . .purity and modesty
Willow, weeping . . . . . mourning
Yew . . . . . sorrow

Other Objects
Anchor . . . . . hope
Anchor, Cross and Heart . . . . . faith, hope and charity
Coral . . . . . warmth and love
Cross or crucifix . . . . . mostly found on mourning jewelry
Hand, clasped hands . . . . . friendship and love
Heart, with crown on top . . . . . queen of my heart
Horseshoe . . . . . good fortune (usually inverted)
Lovers Knot . . . . . to secure the bonds of love, fidelity and friendship.
Pearls . . . . . symbols of tears
Serpent . . . . . the protector