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Henrietta Dumont

Best known for a charming 19th-century flower dictionary, this elusive writer blended floral symbolism with poetry and sentiment. Her work captures the Victorian love of sending feelings through bouquets instead of plain words.

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The language of flowers : The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers

The language of flowers : The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers

by Henrietta Dumont

About the author

Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable public sources found here. Henrietta Dumont is clearly credited as the author of The Language of Flowers: The Floral Offering; a Token of Affection and Esteem; Comprising the Language and Poetry of Flowers, a book published in 1851 and preserved by Project Gutenberg, Cornell, and other library catalogs.

The book fits squarely into the Victorian fascination with floriography, or the symbolic meaning of flowers. Rather than offering only a reference list, it combines those meanings with poetry and decorative presentation, making it feel part gift book, part literary anthology, and part guide to emotional expression.

Some bookselling sites also attribute The Lady's Oracle to Dumont, but because that detail was not confirmed in a strong primary or library source during this search, it is best treated cautiously. No verified portrait image could be found from the sources reviewed, so a profile image is not included.