Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-18
FLOWERS IN FOLK LORE.
As eeNEflceNr iMsPon-
uLAR LEGEND AND sToRX

World Wids Admira4ion Of the Ross-An-
smons, Amazanth and Asphodsl-Bus-
tsrcups and Daissss-TAs 1oeyse-lrs-No&.
Tradition OF the Ihy-Modsst Violet.
Tho syrians regarded the rosa a. an
emblem Of immortality. Chinese plant II
ove graves. and In the Tyrol Il Il said to
produce sleep. Germans call tho rose Of
Jericho the Christmas rose, and IL d sup
posed to divine the events Of the year, II
stepped In water, on Christmas eve. Il IL
said In Persia that there ID Q certain
charmed day In which the rose has .
heart Of gold. Another tradition relates
that there u . silver table on Q certain
Mount Calassy, In India. and on this table
lies . silver rose that contains two beauti.
full women who praise God without ceas.
ing. In the center Of the rose IL the
trtangle-the residence Of God.
It e said that II white rose blooms in |
autumn an early death Is .prognosticated.
while IN autumn blooming red rose signi.
fes marriage. The red rose, It Is also
said. will not bloom 9 q grave: Rose
leaves are sometimes thrown or the fire
made to bloom in autumn by pruning II
on st. Johns day. Here, a well q in
France and Italy, Il ID believed that rosy
cheeks will come to the lass who buries
. drop Of her blood under . rose bush.
In Posen, young women assure the fdel.
ity Of their lovers by carrying . rosebud
In the breast. Rose leaves are chosen for
divination in Thufingia, the maiden .hav.
ing several lovers scattering q leaf named
after each on the water; the Leaf that
niuka last IN the teuAl lover.
ANENoNA, ANARANTH, 'AsrHoDM.
Tho anemone was regarded a. the SYM.
Dol Of sickness In ancient Egypt. Il was
tabled to have sprung from fhe tears went
BY Venus over Adonis: The amaranth
would, says Pllny, recover its color II
sprinklsd with water. Il was . symbol
Of Immortality, the word meaning lever.
lasting" The asphodel was it, opposite,
meaning regret" The spirits Of the
dad were thought to subsist on this
flower. Tho BACHELORS button IL 10 named
because youths carried one In the pocket
to divine their success In love. II the
flower basl q tsst Of purity. II Il Is
put under the plate Of an impure maiden
In Voigtland, abe will not touchit.
Our familiar buttercup was 20 named
from an idea that It's consumption In.
creased tho butter producing quality Of
tie cows milk. Cows never eat them,
but they grow only In dry, 1ich pastures.
The columbine was anciently called a
''thankless flower" and was the emblem
Of forsaken lovers. The meek little daisy.
opening It's eye with the Light Of tie
planet Venus. has always been q favorite
With the poets. 1ts star form caused 1t
to be IN object Of superstition, and Ger.
man maidens prognosticatedtheir fortunes
with It.
The forset-me:not is one Of the flowers
that IN German lore guard treasures. en-:
with superstitious feeling tho little edel.
weiss lour cats foot or eveelasting). Its
Swiss name signifies noble purity,
LEGEND AND TRADITION.
The common marigold is named In
French Soucis (care). In Breton legend,
II touched BY tho bare foot Of . pure
hearted person on q certain morning, It
gives power to understand the language
Of birds. The croous signifies unre.
Quilted love; The poppy is aw wei! known
symbol Of death. The snowdropis sacred
to the Virgin Mary. The primrose Is an
mans name It 'rSchlussel blume." or kew
flower. II Ii tabled to open the wsy to
treasures.
The lily Is traditionally tho emblem Of
Diana and Alith. Adams second wife.
To the people Of India and Egypt IL typi.
fed fertility, to the prophets II had q
mysterious adjudication. II Is potent
against withcraft In Germany. If gath.
cred with prayer. Spanish superstition
credits 1t with the power Of restoring to
the human ehape any nj who has been
transformed to ap animal. II Is q remedy
for venomous bites in England, and &
was formerly thought that the number Of
flowers on the finest stem indicated the
price Of grain for the season.
The thistle, gathered In silence, was
formerly q valued charm. It was sacred
to Thor, and was one Of the many plants
that protected dwellings, from lightning.
In England, the milk thistle Is "Our
Lady's THISTLE" and, the plant il well
known as the national emblem Of Scot
land Lastly, there Il the modest violet,
type Of humility. Mohammedans are fond
Of II, a their founder revered It q . type
Of his religion. It was the badge Of me.
dimval minstrels, and q golden violet wa
the prize in the poetical contests at lou.
louse.-F. s. Bassett in Globe Democrat.