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The Folk-lore of Plants
·
T. F. Thiselton-Dyer
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Some
plants
are
said
to
denote
riches,
such
as
the
oak,
marigold,
pear
and
nut
tree,
while
the
gathering
of
nuts
is
said
to
presage
the
discovery
of
unexpected
wealth.
Again,
to
dream
of
fruit
or
flowers
out
of
season
is
a
bad
omen,
a
notion,
indeed,
with
which
we
find
various
proverbs
current
throughout
the
country.
Thus,
the
Northamptonshire
peasant
considers
the
blooming
of
the
apple-tree
after
the
fruit
is
ripe
as
a
certain
omen
of
death--a
belief
embodied
in
the
following
proverb:
"A
bloom
upon
the
apple-tree
when
the
apples
are
ripe,
Is
a
sure
termination
to
somebody's
life."
And
once
more,
according
to
an
old
Sussex
adage--
"Fruit
out
of
season
Sounds
out
of
reason."
On
the
other
hand,
to
dream
of
fruit
or
any
sort
of
crop
during
its
proper
season
is
still
an
indication
of
good
luck.[7]
Thus
it
is
lucky
to
dream
of
daisies
in
spring-time
or
summer,
but
just
the
reverse
in
autumn
or
winter.
Without
enumerating
further
instances
of
this
kind,
we
may
quote
the
subjoined
rhyme
relating
to
the
onion,
as
a
specimen
of
many
similar
ones
scattered
here
and
there
in
various
countries:[8]
"To
dream
of
eating
onions
means
Much
strife
in
thy
domestic
scenes,
Secrets
found
out
or
else
betrayed,
And
many
falsehoods
made
and
said."
Many
plants
in
dream-lore
have
more
than
one
meaning
attached
to
them.
Thus
from
the,
"Royal
Dream
Book"
we
learn
that
yellow
flowers
"predict
love
mixed
with
jealousy,
and
that
you
will
have
more
children
to
maintain
than
what
justly
belong
to
you."
To
dream
of
garlic
indicates
the
discovery
of
hidden
treasures,
but
the
approach
of
some
domestic
quarrel.
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