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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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Of
the
numerous
other
instances
of
weather-lore
associated
with
agricultural
operations,
it
is
said
in
relation
to
rain:--
"Sow
beans
in
the
mud,
and
they'll
grow
like
wood."
And
a
saying
in
East
Anglia
is
to
this
effect:--
"Sow
in
the
slop
(or
sop),
heavy
at
top."
A
further
admonition
advises
the
farmer
to
"Sow
wheat
in
dirt,
and
rye
in
dust;"
While,
according
to
a
piece
of
folk-lore
current
in
East
Anglia,
"Wheat
well-sown
is
half-grown."
The
Scotch
have
a
proverb
warning
the
farmer
against
premature
sowing:--
"Nae
hurry
wi'
your
corns,
Nae
hurry
wi'
your
harrows;
Snaw
lies
ahint
the
dyke,
Mair
may
come
and
fill
the
furrows."
And
according
to
another
old
adage
we
are
told
how:--
"When
the
aspen
leaves
are
no
bigger
than
your
nail,
Is
the
time
to
look
out
for
truff
and
peel."[7]
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