PERSONALITY OF PLANTS 
ugly flowers and repellent odours. On the other 
hand the plants of Jupiter displayed smooth 
leaves and graceful, fragrant flowers. Today we 
believe that all plants belong to only one planet, 
and that is the planet earth. 
In the minds of agricultural folk, the moon 
has always had great influence over vegetation. 
There are many rules still extant regarding the 
proper time of that satellite’s phases in which 
to plant, reap and perform a hundred other 
rustic acts. A medieval superstition stated that 
when the moon was on the increase it imparted 
healing and medicinal qualities to all herbs. 
During its decline, the same plants generated 
poisons. | 
The mystic qualities of the flowers have been 
responsible for their extensive ceremonial use 
throughout all history. Man attempts to express 
all his more subtle emotions by their sweetness 
and purity. He carries them alike to christen- 
ings, weddings and funerals, and invariably 
sends them to his best girl. It is recorded that 
a certain eastern king of antiquity was in the 
habit of offering a hundred thousand flowers 
each day before the idol of a favourite god. 
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