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Origin of tar in heart of trees. (Cf. A2734.2.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Interior and bark of plant. · view the constellation · filed as A2755.3

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  • Tahltan Teit JAFL XXXII 210.
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Filed under Internal parts of plant.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Origin of amber in poplar trees. (Cf. A2731.2.) Origin of gum in myrrh tree. (Cf. A2731.2.)
Filed beside it
Origin of red grain of cedar. (Cf. A2731.3.) Origin of blood-colored sap in trees. (Cf. A2721.2.1.) Origin of knots in wood. (Cf. A2738.)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Devil throws tar at tree: hence tar in tree-heart. (Cf. A2755.3.)

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