This Reel is also known by different titles and there are just as many thoughts as to the meaning of the title. The 'flowers of Edinburgh' has been taken to refer to the contents of chamber pots which were, in the days before modern sewage systems, once disposed of by being thrown into the city streets (with or without the shouted warning "Gardez l'eau!" or "Mind yourself!"). Make your own mind up as to it’s meaning!