- “Never again shall she put garland on; Instead of it she’ll wear sad cypress now, And bitter elder broken from the bough.”
- Figs, if green, betoken embarrassment; if dried, money to the poor, and mirth to the rich.
- Hearts-ease betokens heart’s pain.
- Lilies predict joy; water-lilies, danger from the sea.
- Lemons betoken a separation.
- Pomegranates predict happy wedlock to those who are single, and reconciliation to those who are married and have disagreed.
- Quinces prognosticate pleasant company.
- Roses denote happy love, not unmixed with sorrow from other sources.
- Sorrel. To dream of this herb is a sign that you will shortly have occasion to exert all your prudence to overcome some great calamity.
- Sunflowers shew that your pride will be deeply wounded.
- Violets predict evil to the single, and joy to the married.
- Yellow-flowers of any kind predict jealousy.
- Yew-berries predict loss of character to both sexes.
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