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