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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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Sometimes
their
mantles
are
made
of
the
gossamer,
the
cobwebs
which
may
be
seen
in
large
quantities
on
the
furze
bushes;
and
so
of
King
Oberon
we
are
told:
"A
rich
mantle
did
he
wear,
Made
of
tinsel
gossamer,
Bestarred
over
with
a
few
Diamond
drops
of
morning
dew."
Tulips
are
the
cradles
in
which
the
fairy
tribe
have
lulled
their
offspring
to
rest,
while
the
Pyrus
japonica
serves
them
for
a
fire.[2]
Their
hat
is
supplied
by
the
Peziza
coccinea;
and
in
Lincolnshire,
writes
Mr.
Friend,[3]
"A
kind
of
fungus
like
a
cup
or
old-fashioned
purse,
with
small
objects
inside,
is
called
a
fairy-purse."
When
mending
their
clothes,
the
foxglove
gives
them
thimbles;
and
many
other
flowers
might
be
added
which
are
equally
in
request
for
their
various
needs.
It
should
be
mentioned,
however,
that
fairies,
like
witches,
have
a
strange
antipathy
to
yellow
flowers,
and
rarely
frequent
localities
where
they
grow.
In
olden
times,
we
read
how
in
Scandinavia
and
Germany
the
rose
was
under
the
special
protection
of
dwarfs
and
elves,
who
were
ruled
by
the
mighty
King
Laurin,
the
lord
of
the
rose-garden:
"Four
portals
to
the
garden
lead,
and
when
the
gates
are
closed,
No
living
might
dare
touch
a
rose,
'gainst
his
strict
command
opposed;
Whoe'er
would
break
the
golden
gates,
or
cut
the
silken
thread,
Or
who
would
dare
to
crush
the
flowers
down
beneath
his
tread,
Soon
for
his
pride
would
have
to
pledge
a
foot
and
hand;
Thus
Laurin,
king
of
Dwarfs,
rules
within
his
land."
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