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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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It
is
one
of
the
genus
Polypodium;
root
decumbent,
thickly
clothed
with
a
very
soft
close
hoal,
of
a
deep
yellow
colour.
It
is
also
called
by
the
Tartars
"Barometz,"
and
a
Chinese
nickname
is
"Rufous
dog."
Mr.
Bell,
in
his
"Journey
to
Ispahan,"
thus
describes
a
specimen
which
he
saw:--"It
seemed
to
be
made
by
art
to
imitate
a
lamb.
It
is
said
to
eat
up
and
devour
all
the
grass
and
weeds
within
its
reach.
Though
it
may
be
thought
that
an
opinion
so
very
absurd
could
never
find
credit
with
people
of
the
meanest
understanding,
yet
I
have
conversed
with
some
who
were
much
inclined
to
believe
it;
so
very
prevalent
is
the
prodigious
and
absurd
with
some
part
of
mankind.
Among
the
more
sensible
and
experienced
Tartars,
I
found
they
laughed
at
it
as
a
ridiculous
fable."
Blood
was
said
to
flow
from
it
when
cut
or
injured,
a
superstition
which
probably
originated
in
the
fact
that
the
fresh
root
when
cut
yields
a
tenacious
gum
like
the
blood
of
animals.
Dr.
Darwin,
in
his
"Loves
of
the
Plants,"
adopts
the
fable
thus:--
"E'en
round
the
pole
the
flames
of
love
aspire,
And
icy
bosoms
feel
the
sacred
fire,
Cradled
in
snow,
and
fanned
by
arctic
air,
Shines,
gentle
Barometz,
the
golden
hair;
Rested
in
earth,
each
cloven
hoof
descends,
And
round
and
round
her
flexile
neck
she
bends.
Crops
of
the
grey
coral
moss,
and
hoary
thyme,
Or
laps
with
rosy
tongue
the
melting
rime,
Eyes
with
mute
tenderness
her
distant
dam,
Or
seems
to
bleat
a
vegetable
lamb."
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