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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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Then
there
are
the
downy
thistle-heads,
which
the
rustic
maiden
names
after
her
lovers,
in
connection
with
which
there
are
many
old
rhymes.
Beans
have
not
lost
their
popularity;
and
the
leaves
of
the
laurel
still
reveal
the
hidden
fortune,
having
been
also
burnt
in
olden
times
by
girls
to
win
back
their
errant
lovers.
The
garden
scene
in
"Faust"
is
a
well-known
illustration
of
the
employment
of
the
centaury
or
bluebottle
for
testing
the
faith
of
lovers,
for
Margaret
selects
it
as
the
floral
indication
whence
she
may
learn
the
truth
respecting
Faust:
"And
that
scarlet
poppies
around
like
a
bower,
The
maiden
found
her
mystic
flower.
'Now,
gentle
flower,
I
pray
thee
tell
If
my
love
loves,
and
loves
me
well;
So
may
the
fall
of
the
morning
dew
Keep
the
sun
from
fading
thy
tender
blue;
Now
I
remember
the
leaves
for
my
lot--
He
loves
me
not--he
loves
me--he
loves
me
not--
He
loves
me!
Yes,
the
last
leaf--yes!
I'll
pluck
thee
not
for
that
last
sweet
guess;
He
loves
me!'
'Yes,'
a
dear
voice
sighed;
And
her
lover
stands
by
Margaret's
side."
Another
mode
of
love-divination
formerly
much
practised
among
the
lower
orders
was
known
as
"peascod-wooing."
The
cook,
when
shelling
green
peas,
would,
if
she
chanced
to
find
a
pod
having
nine,
lay
it
on
the
lintel
of
the
kitchen-door,
when
the
first
man
who
happened
to
enter
was
believed
to
be
her
future
sweetheart;
an
allusion
to
which
is
thus
given
by
Gay:
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