The Folk Lore of Plants (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162694801)

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: ...

Author: Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
ISBN-10: 1162694807
ISBN-13: 9781162694801
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 218
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 7.52h x 9.25w x 0.46d