Origin of flowers. (Cf. A2617.1, A2621.1.)

Motif

Origin of flowers. (Cf. A2617.1, A2621.1.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of trees and plants. · Origin of various plants and trees. · Origin of flowers. · view the constellation · filed as A2650

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

14 finer motifs beneath it

Origin of daisy. (Cf. A2612.2.)[First Edition: A2652. Origin of "heaven key" (primrose). (See A2622.)]Origin of primrose. (Cf. A2622.)Origin of "Mary's bed straw" (thymus serpyllum)Origin of bindweed (convolvulus sepium)Origin of rose Origin of forget-me-not Origin of lady-slipper (calceolaria hybrida)Origin of snowdrop (galanthus nivatis)Origin of hellebore Origin of clove Origin of mandrake. (Cf. A2611.5.)Origin of wild morning glory Origin of rue. (Cf. A2611.0.4.1.)

Travels with

Living boys or girls transformed into plants Flowers from under the feet of Virgin Mary. (Cf. A2650.)

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