E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Bloom.
From bloom to bloom. A floral rent. The Lord of the Manor received a red rose or gillyflower, on the Feast of John the Baptist, yearly (July 5th, O. S.). (See Notes and Queries, Feb. 13th, 1886, p. 135.)
