The Folk Lore of Plants
, by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas F.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781419162558 | 1419162551
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 6/17/2004
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:....