CHAPTER III.

SACRED PLANTS OF THE ANCIENTS. -- The Parsis and the Cypress -- The Oak -- Sacred Plants and Trees of the Brahmans and Buddhists -- Plants Revered by the Burmans -- The Cedar, Elm, Ash, Rowan, Baobab, Nipa, Dragon Tree, Zamang, and Moriche Palm -- The Nelumbo or Sacred Bean -- Plants Worshipped by Egyptians -- The Lotus, Henna, and Pomegranate -- Sacred Plants of the Græco-Roman Divinities -- Plants of the Norse Gods 21