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Plant lore and legend: the wisdom and wonder of plants and flowers revealed
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Dover Publications, Inc
Publication Date
[2019]
Language
English
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From the Book - Dover edition.
Introduction
The wonder of flowers:
Modesty and chastity: floral virtues
Degrees of passion-the language of flowers
Flowers and their meanings
Flower "mania"
Cherry blossom beauty
Faces to the sun
The rose of love
The pure lily
Flowers arranged
Flowers that tell the time
Petal power
Liquid roses
The poppy of oblivion
Foxglove to strengthen the heart
Efficacious chamomile
The May, a flower of mixed fortunes
Flowers of fate
Bringing home the May
Floral pick-me-ups
Flowers of St. John's Eve
Dreams of flowers
Fairy flowers
The lotus: flower of creation
In floral form
The Lore of Trees:
The wild wood
The apple of immortality
The powerful divining rod
The prophetic oak
The ash: tree of life
Wand of wood-and magic
Branches in flight
Branches of the gallows tree
Trees of wisdom and curiosity
The mysterious upside-down tree
The immortal olive
Victory bay and palm
The useful coconut
The precious vine
Tree cures
Healing branches
Remedies from bark
Fruits for fertility
Around the maypole
O Christmas tree!
Trees of the graveyard
Trees of immortality
In the form of trees
The Power of Plants:
The green, green grass
The wonder of wheat
Precious rice grains
Potato lore
Mystery maize
Harvest time
Witches' plants
Deadly insect-eaters
Tobacco smoke-wafting up to heaven
Mind-changing hemp
Sacred fungi
Plants of remembrance
Painting with plants
Plant music
The garden of delights
The story of incense
What's in a name?
The living pharmacy
Soothing seeds
Root cures: ginger and licorice
Herbs for a better night's sleep
Full of (coffee) beans
Tea: the cup that heals
the blessed garlic bulb
Plant purges-nasty medicine
Healing essences
Easing the toothache
Against the gout
Hair tomorrow?
Pain from plants
Deadly vegetation
Nature's pick-me-ups
Passing water
Against unwelcome warts
For problem skin
To cool a burn
Better memories
Coping with alcohol
Safe at home
Lucky leaves
Reading the leaves
Ensuring conception
Who'll be my love?
Nature at Halloween
Christmas evergreens
New Year, new start
Index.
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9780486828749
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