omens from the growth of, v. 244;
pigs' ribs used to make flax grow tall, vii. 300;
dances to make the flax thrive, viii. 326, 328;
giddiness transferred to, ix. 53;
bells rung to make flax grow, ix. 247 sq.;
leaping over bonfires to make the flax grow tall, x. 119, 165, 166, 166 sq., 173, 174
Flax crop, prayers and offerings of the old Prussians for the, iv. 156;
omens of the, drawn from Midsummer bonfires, x. 165
—— -mother, near Magdeburg, vii. 133
—— -pulling, persons wrapt up in flax at, vii. 225