TJlBtE OF COnTEDTS. 



PART THE FIRST. 



INTRODUCTION 



CHAPTER I. 

 THE WORLD-TREES OF THE ANCIENTS.— The Scandinavian Ash— The Hindu 

 World-Trco -The World-Tree of the Huddhists — The Iranian World-Tree — The Assyrian 

 Sacred Tree — The Mother Tree of the Greeks, Romans, and Teutons i 



CHAI'TER 11. 

 THE TREES OF PARADISE AND THE TREE OF ADAM.— The Terrestrial 

 Paradise — The Paiadise of the Persians, Arabians, Hindus, Scandinavians, and Celts — The 

 Mosaic Paradise — Eden and the Walls of its Garden — The Tree of Life — The Tree of 

 Knowledge — The Forbidden Fruit — Adam's Departure from Paradise — Seth's Journey to 

 the Garden of Eden — The Death of Adam — The Se6ds of the Tree of Life — Moses and his 

 Rods — King David and the Rods — Solomon and the Cedars of Lebanon — The Tree of 

 Adam and the Tree of the Cross 9 



CHAPTER III. 

 SACRED PLANTS OF THE ANCIENTS.— The Parsis and the Cypress— The Oak- 

 Sacred Plants and Trees of the Brahmans and Buddhists — Plants Revered by the Burmans 

 — The Cedar, Elm, Ash, Rowan, Baobab, Nipa, Dragon Tree, Zaniang, and Moriche Palm 

 — The Nelumbo or Sacred Bean — Plants Worshipped by Egyptians — The Lotus, Henna, 

 and Pomegranate — Sacred Plants of the Graico- Roman Divinities — Plants of the Norse 

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CHAPTER IV. 

 FLORAL CEREMONIES, GARLANDS, AND WREATHS.— The Altars of the 

 Gods — Flowers, Fragrant Woods, and Aromatics — Incense — Perfumes — Ceremonies of the 

 Assyrians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans — The Roman Triumphs — Festivals of the 

 Terminalia and Floralia — May-day Customs — Well-flowering — Harvest Festivals — Flowers 

 and Weddings — Floral Games of Toulouse and Salency — The Rosit-re — Rose Pelting — Battle 

 of Flowers — Japanese New Year's Festival — Wreaths, Chaplets, and Garlands ... 26 



CHAPTER V. 

 PLANTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.— The Virgin Mar>- and her Flowers- 

 Joseph's Plants — The Plants of Hethlehem — Flora of the Flight into Egypt — The Herb of 

 the Madonna — Plants of the Virgin — The Annunciation, Visitation, and Assumption — The 

 Rosary — The Plants of Christmas — The Garden of Gethsemane — Plants of the Passion — 

 The Crown of Thorns — The Wood of the Cross — Veronica — The Plants of Calvary — The 

 Trees and the Crucifixion — The Tree of Judas — Plants of St. John the Baptist — Plant 

 Divination on St. John's Eve — Flowers of the Saints — The Floral Calendar — Flowers of the 

 Church's Festivals— Decoration of Churches — (jospel Oaks — Memorial Trees — The Glas- 

 tonbury Thorn — St. Joseph's Walnut Tree — St. Martin's Yew 40 



CHAPTER VI. 

 PLANTS OF THE FAIRIES AND NAIADES.— The Elves and the O.-ik— Elves of 

 the Forest— The Elf of the Fir-tree— The Rose Elf— Moss or Wood Folk— The Black 

 Dwarfs — The Still Folk — The Procca— English Fairies — The Fairy Steed — Fairy Revels — 

 Elf Grass — F.iiry Plants — The Cowslip, or Fairy Cup — I'he Foxglove, or Lusmore — The 

 Four-leaved Clover — The Fairy Unguent — The Russalkis — Naiades and Water Nymphs — 

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CHAPTER VII. 

 SYLVANS, WOOD NYMPHS, AND TREE SPIRITS.— Fauns, Satyrs, Dr>'ads, 

 and Hamadryads — The Laurel Maiden — The Willow Nymph — The Sister of the Flowers 

 — Sacred Groves and their Denizens — The Spirits of the Forest — The Indian Tree Ghosts — 

 The Burmese Nats — The African Wood Spirits — The Waldgeisler of the Germans — The 

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CHAPTER VIII. • 

 PLANTS OF THE DEVIL.— Puck's Plant— Pixie-stools— Loki's Plants— The Trolls and 

 the Glotie-tlower — Accursed and Unlucky Plants — Plants connected with the Black Art — 

 Plant-haunting Demons — The Devil and Fruit Trees— Tree Demons on St. John's Eve — 

 Demons of the Woods and Fields— The Herb of the Devil^Poisonous and Noxious Plants 

 — Ill-omened Plants — The Devil's Key — Plants Inimical to the Devil — The Devil-Chaser — 

 The Deadly Upas — The Manchineel — The Oleander — The Jatropha Urens — The Lotos — 

 The Elder — The Phallus Impudicus — The Carrion Flower — The Antchar — The Loco or 

 Rattle Weed — The Aquapura — Deadly Trees of Hispaniola and New Andalusia — Poisonous 

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