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Plant Legends And Lore
Agave
The agave is considered the Mexican Tree of Life and Abundance. It provides them with food, fodder, paper, twine, soap, roofing, dye, and alcoholic drinks. It's popular name Century Plant comes from the belief that it blooms only once in a hundred years. Actually, it flowers after eight or ten years and then dies.
Almond
Because the almond tree blossoms in the early spring. It is an emblem of hope. In Greek legend, the almond is associated with Phyllis, a princess who was abandoned on her wedding day by the Greek prince Demopon. She died of a broken heart, after waiting many years for him to return. In sympathy, the gods transformed her into an almond tree, the symbol of hope.
Angelica
Whenever the plague swept over Europe in the Middle Ages, angelica was a first line of medical defense. An old legend tells how an angel appeared to a monk in a dream, revealing to him that this herb was a cure for pestilence. From then on, it was called angelica and was considered the most effective of all plants against witchcraft-the only plant no respectable witch would ever include in her brews.
Apple
From the earliest times, the apple has been a popular and important fruit, partly because of its hardiness and the fact that it can be grown in a wide variety of climatic conditions.
It appears in many myths and stories; the most famous is the one based on the biblical account of Adam and Eve. Apples also appear in many folk tales. Grimm's Fairy Tales, The accounts of the lives of William Tell and Johnny Appleseed could also be considered in the folk tradition even though they involved real people.
Clover
The three-leaf clover was associated with the Christian Trinity, and in pre Christian time with the triad goddesses of the Greeks and Romans and the scared sun wheel of the Celts. According to an old medieval folk rhyme, each leaf of the four-leaf clover represents a different aspect of happiness. One leaf stood for fame, the second, wealth; the third for a faithful lover; and fourth for excellent health.
Dandelion
The name dandelion comes from the French term for "lion's tooth" because of its jagged, irregular toothed leaves. To carry your thoughts to your sweetheart, blow the feathered seed off the puffball of dandelion.
Dill
The common name dill comes from the Saxon word dillan, meaning to dull, referring to the practice of giving dill to restless babies to make them sleep.
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You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
~Pat Schroeder
It takes between 10,000 and 15,000 hand-picked roses to make 11 grams of rose oil, whose value by weight is 5 times greater than gold.
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