viii. 146

Parallelism between witches and werewolves, x. 315, 321

Paramatta, island, magical powers of chief in, i. 339

Parasitic mountain-ash (rowan) used to make the divining-rod, xi. 69; superstitions about a, xi. 281 _sq._

—— orchid growing on a tamarind, ritual at cutting, xi. 81

—— plants, superstitions as to, ii. 250, 251 _sq._

Pardon asked of tree at cutting it down, ii. 18, 19; of animal asked before killing it, viii. 183

Paremêsvara Bhûminâtha (title of frog), prayer for rain to, i. 295, 295 _n._ 1

Parents of twins believed to possess power of fertilizing plantain-trees,