Embers of bonfires planted in fields, i. 117, 121;

stuck in cabbage gardens, 174, 175;

promote growth of crops, 337.

See also [Ashes] and [Sticks, charred]

—— of Midsummer fires a protection against conflagration, i. 188;

a protection against lightning, 190

Emily plain of Central Australia, ii. [238]

Emmenthal, in Switzerland, superstition as to Midsummer Day in the, ii. [27];

use of orpine at Midsummer in the, [62] n.

Emu fat not allowed to touch the ground, i. 13