Larkspur, looking at Midsummer bonfires through bunches of, i. 163, 165 sq.
Larrakeeyah tribe of South Australia, their treatment of girls at puberty, i. 38
Laurus and Florus, feast of, on August 18th, i. 220
Lausitz, Midsummer fires in, i. 170;
marriage oaks in, ii. [165]
Lawgivers, ancient, on the uncleanness of women at menstruation, i. 95 sq.
Lead, melted, divination by, i. 242
Leaf-clad mummer on Midsummer Day, ii. [25] sq.
Leaping over bonfires to ensure good crops, i. 107;
as a preventive of colic, 107, 195 sq., 344;