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FLOWER LORE In this leaflet, an attempt is made to encourage a revival of the interest in the lore and legends of some of our common garden flowers. The information presented has been gathered from printed and from original sources. Of interest in flower lore is the traditional association of certain flowers with Christ, the Virgin Mary, with saints, martyrs, heroes and heroines. Other blossoming plants are identified with the activities of witches and wizards, dryads, fairies, dragons, demons and the Devil. The use of many of these old garden flowers in medi¬ cine, divination, visions and dreams is well known. Flora was the goddess of flowers and gardens among the Romans. She was identical with Chloris among the Greeks. In Greek mythology the dryads were the nymphs of vegetation. THE FLOWERS Alyssum (sweet). In flower language its significance is "worth beyond beauty". A loved little plant believed to be favored by fairy folk because of its perfume. Amaryllis. This beautiful flower is said to take its name from a rustic maid or sweetheart mentioned by Virgil. It signifies pride. Aster. Also called starwort and Michelmas daisy. As its name indicates this plant is associated with stars and astrolo¬ gers. A star fell to earth. It was so pleased with what it saw that it would not return to the heavens and became a plant— the aster. Astraea was the daughter of Jupiter and was the goddess of justice. Bleeding Heart. This favorite old fashioned flower is sym¬ bolic of love and of wounded hearts. It is a Christ flower. A pretty belief was that if the plant gave forth a red juice when crushed a lover's heart was true. It commemorates the stout heart of King Robert Bruce of Scotland. Bachelor's Button (Cornflower). Bachelors formerly wore a blossom in the button hole of their coats. Young men in love carried a blossom in a pocket, young women in their apron pockets. Queen Louise of Prussia fled from Berlin at the ad¬ vance of Napoleon. She hid in a grain field and while there braided wreaths of cornflowers for her children. Emperor William thereafter adopted it as the flower of the imperial family. A Greek youth who worshipped Chloris (Flora) de¬ voted himself to gathering flowers for her altars. When he died the goddess gave his name—Kyanus—to this plant. Canterbury Bell. This beautiful plant obtained its name from the resemblance of its bells to those once carried by pil¬ grims winding their way to Canterbury cathedral to pray at the tomb of the murdered Thomas a'Becket. The fairies were very fond of ringing sweet little chimes on the bells of this plant. Page Three
Object Description
Page Title | Folklore Pamphlets, 1921-1945 |
Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946 |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Creation Date | 1921-1945 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP423000 |
Description |
Charles E. Brown (1872-1946) was curator of the Museum of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and secretary of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society. He also collected a substantial body of folklore on Wisconsin Indians, lumbering, steamboating, local history, and related topics which he published in pamphlet form. Brown created these pamphlets for the Wisconsin Archaeological Society, the Wisconsin Folklore Society, courses he taught during University of Wisconsin summer sessions, and simply as privately published booklets for the amusement of his friends and colleagues. Most are only 4-8 pages long. In the printed booklets, Brown did not usually cite sources for the tales, but his correspondence and research notes are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives in boxes 2-10 of Wis Mss HB.
The links below will open a collection of 47 pamphlets totaling 444 pages that were issued between 1921 and 1945 (all that are known to exist). They have been grouped loosely according to subject and appear in the following order: Native American Folklore: Indian Folk Lore (1921), Moccasin Tales (1935), Birchbark Tales (1941), Lake Mendota Indian Legends (1927), Indian Flower Toys and Games (1931), Lake Mendota: Prehistory, History and Legends (1933), Winabozho, Hero-God of the Indians of the Old Northwest (1944), Indian Star Lore (1930), Wigwam Tales (1930) Lumbering and Logging: Paul Bunyan Tales (1922; revised editions, 1927 and 1929), Paul Bunyan and Tony Beaver Tales (1930), Paul Bunyan, American Hercules (1937), Paul Bunyan Classics (1945), Paul Bunyan Natural History (1935), Flapjacks from Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty (1941), Brimstone Bill (1942), Johnny Inkslinger (1944), Bunyan Bunkhouse Yarns (1945), Shanty Boy (1945), Ole Olson (1945), Sourdough Sam (1945) Other Wisconsin & American Folklore: Ghost Tales (1931), The Ridgeway Ghost (1943), "Cousin Jack" Stories (1940; Cornish folklore), Prairie Stories (1934), Whiskey Jack Yarns (1940; river rafting folklore), Old Man River (1940), Sea Serpents (1942), Bluenose Brainerd Stories (1943), Bear Tales (1944), Ben Hooper Tales (1944), Hermits (1945), Lost Treasure Tales (1945), Flower Toys and Games (1923), Insect Lore (1929), Cowboy Tales (1929), Little Stories about George Washington (1932), Gems: Magic, Mystery and Myths of Precious Stones (1932), Old Stormalong Yarns (1933), Cloud Lore (1935), Gypsy Lore (1935), Flower Lore (1938), The Trees of the Campus (1925), Wisconsin Indians (1933), French Pathfinders of Wisconsin (1934) |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | Use the bibliographic data on the cover or title page of each individual pamphlet, concluding with the phrase Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
Document Number | TP423 |
Size | 46 items ; 19-28 cm. |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1622 |
Owner Collection | Pamphlet Collection; Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
Genre | pamphlet; |
State/Province | Wisconsin |
Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration; Development of the Railroads; Early U.S. Settlement; Farming and Rural Life; The French Fur Trade; Great Lakes Steamships and Canals; Lead Mining in SOuthwestern Wisconsin; Lumbering and Forest Products; |
Art | Folklore |
Education | University of Wisconsin |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | Page 3 |
Author | Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946; |
Place of Publication | Madison, Wis. |
Source Publisher | C.E. Brown |
Source Creation Date | 1938 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2006 |
Digital Identifier | TP423404 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
Format | Text |
Size | 11 p. ; 21 cm. |
Owner Collection | Pamphlets in Rare Book Collection |
Owner Object ID | 98- 403 |
Genre | pamphlet; |
Full Text | FLOWER LORE In this leaflet, an attempt is made to encourage a revival of the interest in the lore and legends of some of our common garden flowers. The information presented has been gathered from printed and from original sources. Of interest in flower lore is the traditional association of certain flowers with Christ, the Virgin Mary, with saints, martyrs, heroes and heroines. Other blossoming plants are identified with the activities of witches and wizards, dryads, fairies, dragons, demons and the Devil. The use of many of these old garden flowers in medi¬ cine, divination, visions and dreams is well known. Flora was the goddess of flowers and gardens among the Romans. She was identical with Chloris among the Greeks. In Greek mythology the dryads were the nymphs of vegetation. THE FLOWERS Alyssum (sweet). In flower language its significance is "worth beyond beauty". A loved little plant believed to be favored by fairy folk because of its perfume. Amaryllis. This beautiful flower is said to take its name from a rustic maid or sweetheart mentioned by Virgil. It signifies pride. Aster. Also called starwort and Michelmas daisy. As its name indicates this plant is associated with stars and astrolo¬ gers. A star fell to earth. It was so pleased with what it saw that it would not return to the heavens and became a plant— the aster. Astraea was the daughter of Jupiter and was the goddess of justice. Bleeding Heart. This favorite old fashioned flower is sym¬ bolic of love and of wounded hearts. It is a Christ flower. A pretty belief was that if the plant gave forth a red juice when crushed a lover's heart was true. It commemorates the stout heart of King Robert Bruce of Scotland. Bachelor's Button (Cornflower). Bachelors formerly wore a blossom in the button hole of their coats. Young men in love carried a blossom in a pocket, young women in their apron pockets. Queen Louise of Prussia fled from Berlin at the ad¬ vance of Napoleon. She hid in a grain field and while there braided wreaths of cornflowers for her children. Emperor William thereafter adopted it as the flower of the imperial family. A Greek youth who worshipped Chloris (Flora) de¬ voted himself to gathering flowers for her altars. When he died the goddess gave his name—Kyanus—to this plant. Canterbury Bell. This beautiful plant obtained its name from the resemblance of its bells to those once carried by pil¬ grims winding their way to Canterbury cathedral to pray at the tomb of the murdered Thomas a'Becket. The fairies were very fond of ringing sweet little chimes on the bells of this plant. Page Three |
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