to the sleeper; while the fir-tree, better still, betokens all
manner of comfort and prosperity. The lime-tree predicts a voyage across
the ocean; while the yew and the alder are ominous of sickness to the
young and of death to the old.[62] Among the flowers and fruits charged
with messages for the future, the following is a list of the most
important, arranged from approved sources, in alphabetical order:

_Asparagus_, gathered and tied up in bundles, is an omen of tears.
If you see it growing in your dreams, it is a sign of good
fortune.

_Aloes_, without a flower, betokens long life; in flower, betokens
a legacy.

_Artichokes_. This vegetable is a sign that you will receive, in a
short time, a favour from the hands of those from whom you
would least expect it.

_Agrimony_. This herb denotes that there will be sickness in your
house.

_Anemone_ predicts love.

_Auriculas_, in beds, denote luck; in pots, marriage; while to
gather them, foretells widowhood.

_Bilberries_ predict a pleasant excursion.

_Broom-flowers_ an increase of family.

_Cauliflowers_ predict that all your friends will slight you, or
that you will fall into poverty and find no one to pity you.

_Dock-leaves_, a present from the country.

_Daffodils_. Any maiden who dreams of daffodils is warned by her
good angel to avoid going into a wood with her lover, or into
any dark or retired place where she might not be able to make
people hear her if she cried out. Alas for her if she pay no
attention to the warning!

"Never again shall she put garland on;
Instead of it she'll wear sad cypress now,
And bitter elder broken from the bough."

_Figs_, if green, betoken embarrassment; if dried, money to the
poor, and mirth to the rich.

_Hearts-ease_ betokens heart's pain.

_Lilies_ predict joy; _water-lilies_, danger from the sea.

_Lemons_ betoken a separation.

_Pomegranates_ predict happy wedlock to those who are single, and
reconciliation to those who are married and have disagreed.

_Quinces_ prognosticate pleasant company.

_Roses_ denote happy love, not unmixed with sorrow from other
sources.

_Sorrel_. To dream of this herb is a sign that you will shortly
have occasion to exert all your prudenc