The Folk Lore of Plants By Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer (Paperback)

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Trees, wildflowers & plants bo

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Wordery

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Kessinger publishing

The Folk Lore of Plants : Kessinger Publishing : 9781162694801 : 1162694807 : 10 Sep 2010 : 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: ...

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