I. Aquifolium: Legends, etc. 



Nine leaves are to be collected in a three 

 cornered handkerchief, tied up with nine knots 

 and then put under the pillow. A dream worthy 

 of credit is the result." 



In Plant Lore another method is given of 

 obtaining a view of a young lady's future husband, 

 but unfortunately her curiosity can very rarely be 

 gratified, for the spell is only credited with being 

 of use on four days of the year ; these are All 

 Hallowe'en, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, 

 and Midsummer Eve. The story goes that "a 

 maiden must place three pails of water on her 

 bedroom floor, then pin three leaves of green Holly 

 to her nightdress over her heart, and retire to 

 bed. She will be aroused from her first sleep by 

 three terrible yells, followed by three hoarse 

 laughs, after which the form of her future husband 

 will appear. If he is deeply attached to her, he 

 will change the position of the water pails ; if 

 not, he will glide from the room without touching 

 them." It is not difficult to imagine the three 

 yells being true, if the young lady had selected 

 nice spiny leaves and was at all restless. 



In an old number of Hardwicke s Science Gossip 

 the following paragraphs appear : 



" Great interest attaches to some Holly-trees. 

 In Argyllshire there is a prophecy that when a 

 particular Holly-tree near Inverary ceases to 

 exist, and when certain other things shall happen 

 (some of which have already come to pass), then 



