Show clover held as sacred by the ancient greeks Accor according diug to legend st patrick had great trouble in teaching teaching the people of reland tile the doctrine of the trinity then one day he saw a tiny three leafed plant growing at his feet and plucking t it lie he used it to illustrate his point shamrock Is from the irish I sea and Is applied to the various plants having three leaves in arabic the word for three leaf plants Is while the name shamrock has been applied to various three leaf plants it is generally used in connection with one of the clovers clove the tour four leaf clover has long been associated with various superstitions because it Is in the form of a cross Is likely the reason for attributing to such plants uncanny powers it was however regarded as sacred by the greeks long before the time of christ at various times it has been believed that the person carrying tt it would have the power of detecting the presence of evil cill spirits or would be successful in his undertakings if he rut put tt it under his pillow lie he would dream of his beloved and a maiden might by slipping it unseen into the shoe of her lover assure him a sate safe journey |