A
Aaron 71
Aaron's rod 133
acorn 170
alder 247
ambrosia 100
Amphiptère 235
Amphisbaena 235
amulets 109, 156, 171, 178, 192
Androcles 45
anemone 202
angelica 74
Anthony, St 28–9
Apophis 234–5
apple 61, 67–8, 143, 169, 173, 203
Arachne 16
Ariadne 238
Aristotle 19
aromatherapy 130–1
Arthur, King 10
Asclepius 50
Asgard 71
ash 70–1, 72, 105, 111, 143, 146, 154, 169, 190, 194
aspen 111
ass 24–6, 113–14, 125, 188, 201, 218
Athene 10, 16, 50, 77, 210, 237
B
baboon 46
bamboo 191
baobab 76–7
basilisk 222
Bast 53
bat 30–1, 125, 134, 184, 191, 205, 216, 220
bay 81–2
bee 34–5, 44, 140, 146, 165–6, 175, 181, 182
beech 72
Behemoth 36
Bellerophon 237
bergamot 120
Beserkers 41–2
Bigfoot 214–15
bilberry 110
bindweed 179
birds 10–11, 167–8, 186–7, 203
birthwort 135
blackberry 110
blooding the mill 183
bo tree 75
boar 27–8
boggart 244–5
Brahma 246
bug-a-boo 244–5
burdock 146
C
Candlemas 188–9
caraway 107
carnivorous plants 78–9
cat 35, 53–6, 113, 140, 143, 152, 156, 158, 165, 167, 188
catnip 117
cattle 125, 133, 180, 208, 235, 244
Cecrops 50
celandine 143
centaury 135
chaffinch 161
charms 156
Charon 59
chastity 86
cherry 135
cherry blossom 80–1
Christ 19, 25, 43–4, 77, 82, 123
baptism 22
Eucharist 89
Sermon on the Mount 99
Christmas 19, 20, 114, 151, 174–7
Christmas tree 176
Chupacabra 215
cinnamon 135
Circe 241
cockatrice 222
cockerel 19–20, 168, 174, 175, 179, 183, 188, 191, 196, 200
coconut 83–4
coffee 119
comfrey 139
coral 156
corn see maize;
wheat
corvine 12
cranberry 141
cucumber 110
Cybele 170
cypress 71, 78, 198, 205, 246–7
D
Daedalus 237
Daniel 196
Daphne 247
deadly nightshade 138, 139, 198
death 30, 34, 40, 51, 57, 121, 159, 164, 165–6, 168, 180, 183, 185, 244
deathwatch beetle 51
Devil 20, 26–7, 30, 54, 166, 184, 240
dill 107
Dionysus 68, 88, 177, 205, 233, 235
diving rod 68–9
doctrine of signatures 106, 115
dog 56–9, 71, 75, 113, 144, 147, 156, 165, 182, 183, 198, 200, 201, 244–5
dolphin 21–2
donkey see ass
dugong 206
dyer's greenweed 89
E
earwig 133
Easter 178
Echidna 232
elements 192
elephant 37–8, 156, 181, 198, 201, 205, 238–9, 246
elm 143
ephedra 118
ergot 72
Eustace, St 52
evening primrose 90–1
evergreens 82, 114, 151, 176–7
eyebright 106
F
fairies 47, 121, 123, 155, 205, 207
fairy ring 207
Fenris 239–40
fertility 65, 68, 74, 88, 153, 161–2, 169–70, 178, 180, 181, 191, 194, 231, 237
Fionn MacCumal 48
fish 48–9, 156, 191, 198–9, 217
flax 146
fleabane 134
floral clock 95
flowers, language of 90–3
Freya 53
frog 114, 125, 135, 145, 156, 182, 189–90, 203
G
Gadarene swine 27
galangal 135
gallows tree 74–5
gentian 135
George, St 229–30
germander 135
Gethsemane 77
giants 223
giddyfish 225
Gigantes 218
gillygaloo 225
ginkgo 148
goat 26–7, 117, 125, 133, 183, 191, 197–8, 200
Gobnait, St 34
Good Friday 35
goofus 225
gooseberry 171–2
gorse 193
gossip 88
gotu kola 148
gourd 191
grape hyacinth 118
grass 62–3, 101, 166, 172, 207
graveyard plants 166
griffin 232–3
Groundhog Day 188–9
grouse 21
H
Halloween 180
Hanging Gardens of Babylon 98
hawthorn 71, 112, 160, 162–4, 179, 207
heartsease 106
Hecate 240
Heliades 247
hemp 102–3
henna 90
heron 243
herring 174
Hesperides 68
hickory 72
hippocampus 214
hobgoblin 244
holly 114, 177, 179, 181, 190, 193, 197
holy pearlwort 208
honey 140
honeysuckle 202
Hoop Snake 225
hop 117
horse 143, 153, 154, 171, 181, 200, 203, 208, 221, 233, 235–7, 244
horseradish 146
Horus 245
Howel Dha 53–4
Hyacinth 248
hyppogriff 233
hyssop 131
I
I Ching 80
Idun 67–8
Ikebana 94
Indra 37
iris 202
J
Jack-in-the-Green 163
jackdaw 12
jalap 130
jasper 109
jay 12
Jerome, St 10
Jesuit tree 115
jewelweed 137
John, St 64
Judas tree 75
Jupiter 33
K
Kelpie 214
Kentigern, St 48
kingfisher 157
L
laburnum 138
lapwing 186–7
Leda 32–3
lemon balm 117
Leviathan 223
lilac 159
lily of the valley 194
lion 24–5, 40–1, 43–5, 77, 125, 156, 195–6, 201, 226–7
liquorice 108
llama 24
lucky hand 74
lungwort 106
M
maize 66–7
maple 72
Marduk 170
marsh mallow 118
may see hawthorn
maypole 161–2
meadowsweet 134
Meliteus 34
melon 203
Merlin 10
Midgard 71
Minotaur 237–8
mint 135
molucca bean 171
monkshood 138
Moses 71
moth 47
mouse 39–41, 114, 125, 127, 143
Muhammad 24
mullein 96
N
Nekhbet 31
newt 148
Niflhel 71
nightingale 92
nightjar 183
nutmeg 135
nux vomica 139
O
oak 69–70, 72, 143, 149, 163, 170, 190, 247
Odysseus 240–1
On Niont 235
orange 73
Orion 196
Orpheus 241
otter 195
owl 10, 114, 135, 156, 185–6, 195, 198, 203
oyster 182
P
Padma 246
palmetto 136
pansy 106
panther 197
Parvati 238
Pasht 53
Pasiphaë 237
Passover 26
Paul, St 26
peach 191–2
peony 170
pepper 140
perfume 96–7
Phaeton 247
pheasant's eye 248
pig 27–9, 125, 135, 143, 167, 176, 188, 200
pitcher plant 79
plum blossom 93
poison ivy 137
poisonous plants 137, 138–9, 156
Polytechnos 243
Poseidon 22, 205, 214, 236, 237
Psyche 47–8
pumpkin 180
Q
quail 191
Quetzalcoatl 224
quince 170
quinine 115
R
rag tree 112
ragwort 208
Rama 239
redwood 76
rooster see cockerel
rose 91–2, 97, 130–1, 142, 181, 193, 194
rosemary 61, 86–7, 136, 146, 181
rowan 71
rumptifusel 225
S
salmon 48–9
sassafras 149
scarab beetle 51–2
sea horse 214
sea serpent 210–11
seal 195
senna 129
sensitive plant 86
serpent 49–51, 71, 109, 125, 145–6, 161, 171, 183, 200, 205, 216–17, 218, 222, 224, 234–5
shamrock 154
Simurgh 242–3
Sirens 240–1
skunk 147
snake see serpent
soul 30, 40, 47, 50, 180, 187, 241
spider 16–17, 113, 114, 139, 156, 182, 188
squirrel 190
squonk 225
stonecrop 74
stork 171–2
storm petrel 158
swallow 125, 152, 156, 168, 182, 187, 188
sweet pea 93
sweet sedge 135
swift 187
T
tansy 178
Tantony pig 29
tea tree 131
teakettler 225
Thanksgiving 20
Theseus 238
thistle 193
Thor 234
thornapple 139
thunderbird 215–16
tobacco 84
toothwort 134
Tree of Knowledge 242
trees 61, 67–78, 87–8, 110–12, 202, 246–7
trout 114
truffle hunting 29
twins 48
Tyr 240
U
unicorn 226–7
V
valerian 117
Venus flytrap 78–9
Virgin Mary 32, 55, 90, 99, 123, 163, 186, 188, 226, 227
Vishnu 246
W
wall rue 160
walnut 194
wasp 105
water lily 195
weather 158, 187–90, 217–18, 231
wisdom 10, 46, 48, 50, 75–6, 77, 185, 235
witch hazel 144
witches 71–4, 96, 114, 124–5, 151, 158, 160, 163, 183, 207
butterflies 47
goats 26–7
hares 178
mice 40
owls 185
pigs 28
toads 221
wizards 71
wolf 14, 175, 197, 218, 239–40
wolfbane 138
woodland 87–8
woodpecker 243
woundwort 135
wren 35
Wyvern 235
Y
Yggdrasil 70–1
Yird Pig 28
Yule log 176
Z
Zaccheus 76
Zeus 32, 33, 34, 68, 69–70, 99, 157, 194, 218, 219, 236, 237, 243, 247
zodiac 192–9