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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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Guests
at
feasts
wore
garlands
of
flowers
tied
with
the
bark
of
the
linden
tree,
to
prevent
intoxication;
the
wreath
having
been
framed
in
accordance
with
the
position
of
the
wearer.
A
poet,
in
his
paraphrase
on
Horace,
thus
illustrates
this
custom:--
"Nay,
nay,
my
boy,
'tis
not
for
me
This
studious
pomp
of
Eastern
luxury;
Give
me
no
various
garlands
fine
With
linden
twine;
Nor
seek
where
latest
lingering
blows
The
solitary
rose."
Not
only
were
the
guests
adorned
with
flowers,
but
the
waiters,
drinking-cups,
and
room,
were
all
profusely
decorated.[1]
"In
short,"
as
the
author
of
"Flower-lore"
remarks,
"it
would
be
difficult
to
name
the
occasions
on
which
flowers
were
not
employed;
and,
as
almost
all
plants
employed
in
making
garlands
had
a
symbolical
meaning,
the
garland
was
composed
in
accordance
with
that
meaning."
Garlands,
too,
were
thrown
to
actors
on
the
stage,
a
custom
which
has
come
down
to
the
present
day
in
an
exaggerated
form.
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