Lovely, colorful flowers and plants decorate many an artwork, but these days we don’t always recognize that they mean more than mere decoration. The language of flowers transmits subtle messages, and we will discover their meaning. Why, for instance, does the emperor wear a crown of laurel and the bride one of myrtle? What promise is connected with carnations? Why is Maria, mother of God, compared to the lily? A tour like a colorful bouquet.