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By Roy Vickery

crops have had symbolic in addition to functional meanings and makes use of because the starting of human civilisation. This shiny account introduces readers to a wealthy number of British and Irish plant folklore, drawing on Roy Vickery's personal unsurpassed information collated over 40 years, and a variety of old and modern literature. in contrast to different books which re-use fabric gathered within the Victorian period, this e-book is predicated on new fabric accrued by way of the writer, and indicates that whereas a number of the wilder superstitions have pale we nonetheless hang to the symbolic significance of vegetation. placing conkers in wardrobes retains moths away, and parsley - the Devil's plant - in simple terms germinates if sown on Good Friday. A potato in the mattress is helping put off cramp and in crawling below a bramble bush was once thought of a therapy for blackheads. From vegetation that foretold births and deaths, to natural treatments, planting and harvesting rituals, friendship timber and festive garlands this can be a ebook of wealthy and residing social heritage and folklore.

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