A. Mythological Motifs
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A2650—A2699. ORIGIN OF VARIOUS PLANTS AND TREES
E631.1.1. Lily from grave. E631.1.2. Rose from grave.
A2651. Origin of daisy. (See A2612.2.) — Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 253*.
A2653. Origin of primrose. (Cf. A2622.) — Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 91 No. 250.
A2654. Origin of "Mary's bed straw" (thymus serpyllum). Flemish: DMeyer FFC XXXVII 91 No. 251*.
A2655. Origin of bindweed (convolvulus sepium). Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 91 No. 252*.
A2656. Origin of rose.
A2656.1. Origin of mossrose. Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 254*
A2656.2. Origin of York and Lancaster rose. From dust and blood of slain of War of the Roses — a variety of rose unknown before that time. England: Baughman.
A2657. Origin of forget-me-not. Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 255*.
A2658. Origin of lady-slipper (calceolaria hybrida). Flemish: DeMeyer XXXVII 92 No. 256*.
A2661. Origin of snowdrop (galanthus nivatis). Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 257*.
A2662. Origin of hellebore. Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 259*.
A2663. Origin of clove. Flemish: DeMeyer FFC XXXVII 92 No. 261*.
A2664. Origin of mandrake. (See A2611.5.)
A2665. Origin of wild morning glory. Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 282.
A2665.1. Origin of narcissus. Chinese: Eberhard 131 No. 87.
A2666. Origin of rue. (See A2611.0.4.1.)
A2680. Origin of other plant forms.
A2681. Origin of trees. (See A2612.1.) — Finnish: Kalevala rune 2; Icel.: MacCulloch Eddic 325—26; India: Thompson-Balys.
A2681.1. Origin of weeping willow. (See A2632.1.)
A2681.2. Origin of oak. Finnish: Kalevala rune 2.
A2681.3. Poplars from weeping maidens transformed by god. *Frazer Pausanias II 72.
A2681.4. Origin of birch trees.
A2681.4.1. First birch trees in Ireland. Irish myth: Cross.
A2681.5. Origin of palms. Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
A2681.5.1. Origin of coconut tree. (See A2611.3.) — Oceanic (Cove Is.): Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 104, (Tahiti): ibid. 101, (New Guinea): ibid. 102, (Marshall Is.): Davenport 223, (Marquesas): Handy 30.
