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• Lotus plants grow from navel of Vishnu. A123.9
• Goddess of fertility of wild forest plants. A431.1.2
• God plants fields. A432.0.1
• After sky is lifted, plants and shrubs begin to grow. A625.2.5
• Heavenly bodies created after the plant world. A700.4
• Sun's power over plants. A738.4
• Spots on moon a banyan tree planted there by creator to diminish its light. A751.6.1
• Why days shorten in autumn: the real sun sets very early because the red cockscomb plant, used to kill his brother sun with, grows to its full height during this time. A1156
• Man made from plant. A1255
• Hoarded plants released. A1423.0.1
• Origin of sowing and planting. A1441.4
• Why rat may eat rice. Brings original rice-plant from pond. A2435.3.10.1
• Origin of plants. A2600
• Origin of plants: creator sends down the insects, who plant them. A2601
• Planting the earth. A2602
• Creation of plants by transformation. A2610
• Plants from body of slain person or animal. A2611
• Plants from grave of dead person or animal. A2611.0.1
• Plants from foetus or body of stillborn child. A2611.0.2
• Human placenta transformed into plant. A2611.0.3
• Parts of body of god transformed into plants. A2611.0.4
• Parts of human or animal body transformed into plants. A2611.0.5
• Pepper plant from body of slain person. (Cf. A2686.3.) A2611.4
• Hair transformed into plants. A2611.6
• Plants from tears. A2612
• Plant from spittle. A2613
• Object transformed to plant. A2615
• Plant from mother's milk. A2615.2
• One plant transformed into another. A2616
• Plants from transformed person (animal). A2617
• Living boys or girls transformed into plants. A2617.1
• Living animals transformed into plants. A2617.2
• Plants originate from experience of holy person. A2620
• Plants from tread of holy person. A2621
• Plants from tread of goddess. A2621.2
• Origin of plant from staff of holy person. A2624
• Plants from clothing of deity. (Cf. A2615.) A2625
• Other types of plant origins. A2630
• Origin of plant as punishment. (Cf. A2230.) A2631
• Punishment for first murder: thistles, etc. Until murder was committed, only useful plants grew on earth; since then, thistles. (Cf. A2688.1.) A2631.1
• Origin of plant as reward. A2632
• Origin of tree for crucifixion of Christ. Planted by Adam's son on the grave of primeval father. A2632.2
• Plants created by direct divine agency. A2634
• Origin of other plant forms. A2680
• Origin of cultivated plants. (Cf. A2685, A2691.2.) A2684
• Origin of cotton plant. A2684.3
• Origin of pepper plant. (Cf. A2611.4.) A2686.3
• Origin of kava plant. A2686.3.1
• Origin of narcotic plants. A2691
• Origin of poisonous plants. A2692
• Origin of plant characteristics. A2700
• Plant characteristics as reward. A2710
• Plant blessed for pious act. (Cf. A2221.) A2711
• Plant blessed for help at Jesus' birth. A2711.1
• Plant blessed for helping holy fugitive. A2711.3
• Plant receives name because of service to Virgin Mary. A2711.4.3
• Plant characteristics as punishment. A2720
• Plant cursed for impious act. A2721
• Plant cursed for disservice to child Jesus. (Cf. A2772.2.) A2721.1
• Plant cursed for disservice at crucifixion. (Cf. A2711.2.) A2721.2
• Indentations on plants from Christ's biting them at crucifixion. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) A2721.2.2
• Plant punished for ungracious answer to holy person. A2721.3
• Plant cursed for betraying holy fugitive. A2721.4
• Plant punished for disobedience. A2722
• Plantain disobeys mother: hence bears but one stalk. (Cf. A2771.2.) A2722.1
• Plant punished for discontent. A2723
• God changes nature of plant to punish wastefulness of man: yield of plant is decreased. A2723.2
• Plant punished for tardiness. A2725
• Plant punished for tale-telling. A2726
• Miscellaneous reasons for plant characteristics. A2730
• Plant characteristics from transformation. A2731
• Plant characteristics from tears. (Cf. A2755.3.1, A2755.3.2.) A2731.2
• Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's tears. A2731.2.1
• Plant characteristics from Virgin Mary's milk. A2731.2.1.1
• [First Edition: A2732. Indentions on plants from biting. (Cf. A2751.3.1.) – See A2721.2.2.] A2732[1st ed.]
• Plant characteristics from object thrown by devil. A2734
• Plant characteristics from accident to original plant. A2741
• Plant characteristics from exchange of qualities. A2742
• Plant characteristic because plant belongs to the devil. A2743
• Interior and bark of plant. A2750
• Bark of plant. A2751
• Origin of bark on plants. (Cf. A2736.) A2751.1
• Texture of bark of plant. A2751.2
• Markings on bark of plant. A2751.3
• Color of bark of plant. A2751.4
• Why kava plant is grey. A2751.4.6
• Thorns on plants. (Cf. A2736). A2752
• Internal parts of plant. A2755
• Leaves of plant. A2760
• Shape of leaves of plant. A2761
• Why plant-leaves are flat. (Cf. A2741.3.) A2761.3
• Leaves of plant – miscellaneous. A2769
• Other plant characteristics. A2770
• Budding and bearing of plant. A2771
• Why plantain bears but one stalk. (Cf. A2722.1.) A2771.2
• Color of plants. A2772
• Why plants no longer reach sky. A2775.0.1
• Why certain plants are cursed. A2776
• Why certain plants (trees) are blessed. A2777
• Origin of plant names. A2781