In Major Ellison's buttonhole there was a carnation and a rosebud backed by a geranium leaf.
CARNATION [kɑr'neʃən] There are two etymologies for carnation, a term found in English in the early 1500s.
They suggested taking a walk at lunch time - but if you can't fit this in, podiatrist Dave Wain at Carnation Footcare has some other suggestions.
I am not interested in your personal business" That night after the girl went to sleep, Silver Nose tiptoed in and put a carnation in her hair When Silver Nose went out the next morning, the first thing the girl did was go and open the forbidden door She was instantly assailed by smoke, flames, and howls of the damned souls, in whose midst she spotted her sister "Sister, free me from this Hell!
Sunday, foreman of the days of the week, appeared in a black silk cloak; pious people thought he was dressed for church in a minister's gown, but the worldly minded saw that he was attired in a domino for merriment and that the flashing carnation he wore in his buttonhole was a little red theater lantern on which it said, "All sold our; see now that you enjoy yourselves!
He went one morning into his garden, and saw a stinging nettle making signs with its leaves to a beautiful red carnation.