Fennel, fire carried in giant, ii. 260
Fenua, placenta, among the Maoris, i. 182
Ferghana, a province of Turkestan, combats between champions at the New Year in, ix. 184
Feriae Latinae, iv. 283
Ferintosh district, in Scotland, dancing with the fairies in, x. 227
Fern growing on a tree, in a popular remedy, x. 17;
the male (Aspidium filix mas), a protection against witchcraft, xi. 66;
blooms on Christmas Eve, Easter Eve, and St. John's Day, xi. 66;
the root detects and foils sorcerers, xi. 66 sq.
—— owl or goatsucker, sex totem of women in Victoria, xi. 217