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"Primitive Culture," 1873, ii. 416, 417. See Dorman's "Primitive Superstition," p. 68. Thorpe's "Northern Mythology," 1851, ii. 108. "Primitive Superstitions," p. 67. "Plant-lore Legends and Lyrics," p. 265. Quoted in Brand's "Popular Antiquities," 1849, iii. 135. See Friend's "Flower-Lore," i. 207. Folkard's "Plant-lore Legends and Lyrics," p. 477.
"Sketches of Imposture, Deception, and Credulity," 1837, p. 300. See Phillips' "Pomarium Britannicum," 1821, p. 351. "Plant-lore of Shakespeare," 1878, p. 101. See Dr. Prior's "Popular Names of British Plants," p. 154. Hogg's "Vegetable Kingdom," p. 34. See Friend's "Flowers and Flower-lore," ii. 355. "Mystic Trees and Flowers," Fraser's Magazine, November 1870, p. 591.
In North America, says the author of "Flower-lore," the podophyllum is called "May-apple," and the fruit of the Passiflora incarnata "May-hops." The chief uses of these May-flowers were for the garlands, the decoration of the Maypole, and the adornment of the home: But one plant was carefully avoided the cuckoo flower.
"Plant-lore Legends and Lyrics," p. 486. Mr. Conway, Fraser's Magazine, 1870, p. 593. Mr. Conway, Fraser's Magazine, 1870, p. 107. "Plant-lore Legends and Lyrics," p. 411. Folkard's "Plant-lore Legends and Lyrics," p. 448. See Friend's "Flower-lore," i. 68. Thorpe's "Northern Mythology," ii. 104. "Mystic Trees and Flowers," Fraser's Magazine.
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