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The Folk-lore of Plants by T. F. Thiselton Dyer is a handbook describing the lives and functions of various plants. Excerpt: «I. PLANT LIFE II. PRIMITIVE AND SAVAGE NOTIONS RESPECTING PLANTS III. PLANT WORSHIP IV. LIGHTNING PLANTS V. PLANTS IN WITCHCRAFT VI. PLANTS IN DEMONOLOGY VII. PLANTS IN FAIRY-LORE VIII. LOVE-CHARMS IX. DREAM-PLANTS X. PLANTS AND THE WEATHER XI. PLANT PROVERBS XII. PLANTS AND THEIR CEREMONIAL USE XIII. PLANT NAMES XIV. PLANT LANGUAGE XV. FABULOUS PLANTS XVI. DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES XVII. PLANTS AND THE CALENDAR XVIII. CHILDREN'S RHYMES AND GAMES.»
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