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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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Firstly,
to
dream
of
white
flowers
has
been
supposed
to
prognosticate
death;
with
which
may
be
compared
the
popular
belief
that
"if
a
white
rosebush
puts
forth
unexpectedly,
it
is
a
sign
of
death
to
the
nearest
house;"
dream-omens
in
many
cases
reflecting
the
superstitions
of
daily
life.
In
Scotch
ballads
the
birch
is
associated
with
the
dead,
an
illustration
of
which
we
find
in
the
subjoined
lines:--
"I
dreamed
a
dreary
dream
last
nicht;
God
keep
us
a'
frae
sorrow!
I
dreamed
I
pu'd
the
birk
sae
green,
Wi'
my
true
love
on
Yarrow.
I'll
redde
your
dream,
my
sister
dear,
I'll
tell
you
a'
your
sorrow;
You
pu'd
the
birk
wi'
your
true
love;
He's
killed,--he's
killed
on
Yarrow."
Of
the
many
plants
which
have
been
considered
of
good
omen
when
seen
in
dreams,
may
be
mentioned
the
palm-tree,
olive,
jasmine,
lily,
laurel,
thistle,
thorn,
wormwood,
currant,
pear,
&c.;
whereas
the
greatest
luck
attaches
to
the
rose.
On
the
other
hand,
equally
numerous
are
the
plants
which
denote
misfortune.
Among
these
may
be
included
the
plum,
cherry,
withered
roses,
walnut,
hemp,
cypress,
dandelion,
&c.
Beans
are
still
said
to
produce
bad
dreams
and
to
portend
evil;
and
according
to
a
Leicestershire
saying,
"If
you
wish
for
awful
dreams
or
desire
to
go
crazy,
sleep
in
a
bean-field
all
night."
Some
plants
are
said
to
foretell
long
life,
such
as
the
oak,
apricot,
apple,
box,
grape,
and
fig;
and
sickness
is
supposed
to
be
presaged
by
such
plants
as
the
elder,
onion,
acorn,
and
plum.
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