a gift from a friend

flor·i·le·gi·um
(flôr'ə-lē'jē-əm, flōr'-)
n. pl. flor·i·le·gi·a (-jē-ə)
A collection of excerpts from written texts, especially works of literature.

[New Latin flōrilegium, flower-gathering (translation of Greek anthologion, flower-gathering, anthology), from Latin flōrilegus, gathering flowers : flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower + legere, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

as my friend wrote: I really like it because it actually means flower-gathering, but for beautiful pieces of writing!