Why leaves are evergreen. (Cf. A2711.4.)

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Why leaves are evergreen. (Cf. A2711.4.)

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Leaves of plant. · view the constellation · filed as A2765

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Japanese / Shinto Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan , Book 3
North American Indigenous Myths of the Cherokee , Miscellaneous Myths and Legends — Myth 126 126. PLANT LORE
Greco-Roman Pausanias's Description of Greece , Book 2
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XVI XVI. Dianus and Diana

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Filed under Leaves of plant.

1 finer motif beneath it

[First Edition: A2765.1. Why fig-tree is evergreen. (See A2711.4.)]

Filed beside it

Why all trees have leaves Shape of leaves of plant Movement of leaves Why certain leaves have holes in them Why certain leaves are hollow Why certain tree bleeds Origin of tree's needles Why leaves hang head downward Leaves of plant – miscellaneous

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Tree protects Jesus from rain: is green all year. (Cf. A2765.1.)

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