, 1888-10-27
W IN FOLK LORE.
REGARDED AS BENEFlcENT IN POP
ULAR LEGEND AND STORY.

World Wide Admiration of the Rose-An-
emone, Amaranth and Asphodel-But-
tercups and Daisies-The Forget-Me-Not.
Tradition of the LiIy-NIodest Violet.
The Syrians regarded the rose as an
emblem of Immortality. Chinese plant it
over graves, and in the Tyrol it is said to
produce sleep. Germans call the rose of
Jericho the Christmas rose, and it is sup
posed to divine the events of the year, if
STEPPED in water. on Christmas eve. 1t is
said in Persia that there is a certain
charmed day in which the rose has a
heart of gold Another tradition relates
that there is a silver table on a certain
Mount Calassy, in India, and on this table
lies a silver rose that contains two beauti
full women who praise God without ceas
ing. In the center of the rose is the
triangle-the residence of God.
1t Is said that if n white rose blooms in
autumn an early death is prognosticated.
while an autumn blooming red rose signi
lies marriage. The red rose, it is also
said, will not bloom over a grave. Rose
leaves are sometimes thrown on the fire
for good luck. and a rose push may be
made to bloom in autumn by pruning it
on st. Johns day. Here, as well as in
France and Italy, it is believed that ROSY
cheeks will come to the lass who buries
a drop of her blood under a rose bush
In Posen, young women assure the fdel
ity of their lovers by carrying a rosebud
in the breast. Rose leaves are chosen for
divination in Thuringia, the maiden hav
ing several lovers scattering a leaf named
after each one on the water; the leaf that
sinks last is the true lover.
p ANEMoNE, AMARANTH, AsPHoDEL.
The was regarded as the sym
hol of CicEnpCG in ancient Erunt Il r,-
tabled to have sprung from the tears wept
by Venus over Adouis The amaranth
would, says Pliny. recover it's color If
%sprinkled with water 1t was a symbol
Vt Immortality the word meaning lever
IHsliug The asphodel was its opposite.
meaning regret" The spirits of the
dead were thought to subsist on this
dower The bachelors button isso named
because youths carried one in the pocket
10 divine their success in love II the
lower died it was an i'll omen The
Lower basil is n test Of purity If it is
put under the plate of an impure maiden
in Voigtland, she will not touch it
Our familiar buttercup was so named
zion On idea that its consumption in
creased the butter producing quality of
'Ae cows milk Cows never eat them
but they grow only in dry. rich pastures
The columbine was anciently called u
'tLan&less flower, - and was the emblem
ct torsaken lovers The meeS little daisy
opening its eye with the light of the
planet Venus, has always been n favoritp
with the poets It's star form caused ii
To- be an object of superstition. and Ger
nutn maidens proguosticated their fortunes
with IL.
The forGct.nc not is one Of the flower
THAT in German lore Euar1 treasures en-
tombed IN caverus The Swiss regard
with superstitious feeling the little edel
weiss tour cats foot or everlastingl. Its
swiss name signifies noble purity.
LECESD n TRADITION.
The common marigold is named in
French Soucis (care) In Breton legend.
if touched by the bare foot of a pure
hearted person on a certain morning, it
gives power to understand the language
of birds The crocus signifies unre.
Quilted love. The poppy is a well known
symbol of death The snowdrop is sacred
to the Virgin Mary The primrose is an
important flower in folk lore. The Ger.
mans name it ''Schlussel blume," or kew
flower 1t is tabled to open the way to
treasures.
The lily is additionally the emblem of
Diana and Lilith, Adams second wife
10 the people of India and Egypt it typi-
fled FERTILITY, to the prophets it had a
mysterious Specification. 1t is potent
against withcraft in Germany, if gath.
cred with prayer. Spanish superstition
credits it with the power of restoring to
the human shape any one who has been
transformed to an animal. 1t is a remedy
for venomous bites in England, and it
was formerly thought that the number of
overs on the finest stem indicated the
price of grain for the season.
The thistle, gathered In silence, was
formally n y-o1,aJ chow, Il ---l
TO Thor, and was one of the many plants
that protected dwellings from lightning.
In England, the milk thistle is Our
Ladyis thistle" and the plant is well
known as the national emblem of Scot.
land, Lastly, there is the modest violet.
type of humility. Mohammedans are fond
of it, as their founder revered it as a type
of his religion. 1t was the badge of me
dieval minstrels, and a golden violet was
the prize in the poetical contests at Tou
louse.-F. S. Bassett in Globe Democrat.