fire tied to tails of, in rain-charm, i. 303;
sacrificed in rain-making, i. 350;
influence of tree-spirits on, ii. 50 sq., 55, 124 sq.;
crowned, as a protection against witchcraft, ii. 75, 126 sq., 339, 341;
under the protection of woodland spirits, ii. 124 sq.;
crowned at the Ambarvalia, ii. 127 n. 2;
and milk, importance of, for the early Italians, ii. 324;
Roman personal names derived from, ii. 324 n. 1;
driven to pasture for the first time on St. George's Day, ii. 331;
bred by the people of the Italian pile villages, ii. 353 n. 3;