perhaps conceived as a germ or seed of fire, [292];
sanctity of mistletoe perhaps explained by the belief that the plant has fallen on the tree in a flash of lightning, [301];
two species of, Viscum album and Loranthus europaeus, [315] sqq.;
found most commonly on apple-trees, [315], compare [316] n. 5;
growing on oaks in England, [316];
seeds of, deposited by missel-thrush, [316];
ancient names of, [317] sq.;
Virgil on, [318] sqq.;
Dutch names for, [319] n. 1