CHAPTER XII.

PLANTS CONNECTED WITH BIRDS AND ANIMALS. -- Seed-sowing Birds -- Birds as Almanacks -- The Cuckoo and the Cherry Tree -- Augury by Cock and Barley -- The Nightingale and the Rose -- The Robin and the Thorn -- The Missel-Thrush and Mistletoe -- The Swallow and Celandine -- The Hawk and Hawkweed -- Life-giving Herb -- The Woodpecker and the Peony -- The Spring-wort and the Birds -- Choughs and Olives -- Herb of the Blessed Virgin Mary -- The Eyebright and Birds -- Plants named after Birds and Animals 136