given to first cow that calves after New Year, xi. 86;
gathered especially at Midsummer, xi. 86 sq.;
grows on oaks in Sweden, xi. 87;
ancient Italian belief that mistletoe could be destroyed neither by fire nor water, xi. 94;
life of oak in, xi. 280, 292;
a protection against witchcraft and Trolls, xi. 282, 283, 294;
a protection against fairy changelings, xi. 283;
hung over doors of stables and byres in Brittany, xi. 287;
thought to disclose treasures in the earth, xi. 287, 291 sq.;
gathered at the solstices, Midsummer and Christmas, xi. 291 sqq.;