The Folk Lore Of Plants

Firstly, to dream of white flowers has been supposed to prognosticate death; with which may be compared the popular belief that if a white rosebush puts forth unexpectedly, it is a sign of death to the nearest house; dream-omens in many cases reflecting the superstitions of daily life. In Scotch ballads the birch is associated with the dead, an illustration of which we find in the subjoined lines:…