CONTENTS 



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ETYMOLOGY i/ 



BOTANICAL HISTORY 20 



Distribution of the Heather 24 



THE HEATHER ABROAD 33 



In America 33 



Cultivation in America 51 



In the British Colonies 55 



In Australia 55 



In New Zealand 56 



In South Africa 56 



In India 56 



VARIETIES OF THE HEATHER 58 



SYMBIOSIS OF THE HEATHER 61 



ECONOMICS OF THE HEATHER 65 



Heather Thatch 66 



Heather Beds 68 



Besoms and Scrubbing Brushes 75 



Uses in Dyeing 77 



Medicinal Virtues 79 



As a Forage Plant 82 



Bees and Heather 83 



Miscellaneous Uses 86 



Peat Making 87 



HEATHER ALE 92 



HEATHER BURNING 109 



HEATHER BELLS IN SCOTTISH SCENERY 124 



THE MAGIC OF THE HEATHER 136 



HEATHER, THE MARTYR'S FRIEND 147 



THE HEATHER AS A CLAN BADGE 151 



HEATHER LORE 158 



White Heather 163 



SHADOW FOLK OF HEATHER HAUNTS 169 



HEATHER JOCK 174 



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