Show MYSTIC FLOWERS that aro T la of the martli you would bo surprised said n florist to know how many people b fiovo in superstitions concerning flowers aro always in demand not only to find out whether you lovo but tor or not but the young ladies claim that flioy can tell whether aro faithful or by making thorn look at lbs flower then oven you would not have ho temerity to doubt the good fortune that comaj to the finder of tho four leaved cloter this for flowers is found in all countries among ilio all J nahl colored flowers aro considered suitable to th fl from historical associations or because havo fancied resemblance to borno sorno revered object thug the tri lustri that corresponds to our trinity has two plants dedicated especially to it ono Is tho cra iava and tho other the bial tree hoth bare trifoliate leaves like tho shamrock that Ls also considered to represent the ono of tho girat legends that you hear in india is that of krishna a variety 0 basil is sacred to him and to vishnu also inter c sting is the hnilica that all truly religious hindus believe bloomed m the bardon of indra in mcavon krishna is supposed to have stolen it froin hero is under a bunc and is avoided and considered the meanest of all flowers in hindu mythology the ire flowers of lovo stand out prominently is cupid and ho is supposed to have lipped each one of his arrows with these flowers most of which can b in tho private collections in and about new york they aro th chanifa cha nipa tho mango tho bulb the clearing nut and tho white still another plant connected with lie god of lovo there ii the screw pine hero la a leaf of tho loto con tinned the botanist and perhaps no plant has figured more prominently n least in tho batt alian this tharo arc two kind sHie lolos of the nile and eliat of india tho foraci is hie ono eliat figures in all the delineations of ancient egyptian life the dower is exceedingly beautiful thi petals being pure whito and very numerous tho indian lotos ii equally sacred in china and ceylon and is alie ono that is so often represented as abo coaling shell ot vishnu it is used in decoration in innumerable ways alio temples and nl tars of thabet especially borne clr W ghys that when am had somo JU enter and thol lower immediately himself eroid tho Ji panco revero the plants to some extent and in china the bioly mother or moo h generally shown wilh ono of these in her grasp here said abo speaker taking up a bulb that might have passed as nn onion is tho daffodil or narcissus everybody knows how tho youthful narcissus who became enamored willi his face in the water killed himself and his blood changed into this beautiful blower roses from tho blood of adonis and to tho tears of shed over his body wo owe tho anemone or windflower wind flower from every drop tant pour upon lh rohnl rou nl winro bli blood abo boiu and where a has dr a blow among the early greeks aro found tra and plants the old greek doctors acro in tho habit of prescribing bark aud leaves of tho aykui castus or a decoction made from eboni as certain to secure chastity and goon morals our common amplo is looked upon with a certain amount of veneration by somo nations and legends con corning it are very common tho superstitious regarding alanl today to day arc very many take abo man drako as an example the most remark ablo of them all tho ideal concerning tho mandrake differ in coun tries thus in germany and france it H believed that the mandrake grows only where criminals have been consequently they aro very common about places of execution aud pots havo been committed in many old works can bo found letters from persons who havo u no man drako and received a of inck today to day in europe pieces of drako aro carried about by the superstitious to prevent them from dreaming and to insure them good luck M long is worn 1 I very often ald ibo borut have people como here in good faith and ask what plants bring tho beat luck colored people have a number of plant i that arc considered sovereign arc of witchcraft this is only another form of a superstition held by a majority of the early settlers of ahn country the st johns wort cum if collected on alio night 0 bt john day wa considered ft sovereign remedy it was hung over doors fust a many bang horseshoes for good luck to gather farn aced on midsummer evo was thought rood luck the of by which fortunes aro told are legion ouro bember iu faust marguerite iho petals from a flower ono by one saving battly uc me ho love 1 roo not exactly as you co young ladies doo today to day with tho daisy and others this custom and that of cracking flower can bo traced at least to tho the cawon flower is sin ns by many tho soe 1 the curious abo cross bourge hammer nails and ot ac cessor M of tho crucifixion la some ol 01 the old cuts flowers are drawn to ut th i agitation agi nation of iho devotees and t remarkable various implement vr V r W how alryd tho A ab ys tilting with taco |