Death Come Quickly (2014)
“and was regarded with a sort of dread, and commonly left unpulled.
In Cumberland, about Cockermouth, the red campion (Lychnis diurna) is called “mother-die,” and young people believe that if plucked some misfortune will happen to their parents.
The Folk-Lore of Plants, 1889 Thomas F. Thiselton-Dyer In European folk medicine, Geranium robertianum (also known as Herb Robert, death come quickly, stinky Bob, and cranesbill) was used as a remedy for nosebleeds and toothache. The odor of fres...hly picked, crushed leaves resembles burning rubber and is said to repel mosquitoes. The flower buds were thought to resemble a stork’s bill, and this analogical association suggested that the plant might enhance fertility. It was said to bring good luck, but only if it was not carried indoors. To do so invited death.
China Bayles “Herbs of Good and Ill Omen” Pecan Springs Enterprise “Karen Prior was mugged?” Startled, I turned away from the front door of my herb shop, where I had just hung up the Closed sign.MoreLess
In Cumberland, about Cockermouth, the red campion (Lychnis diurna) is called “mother-die,” and young people believe that if plucked some misfortune will happen to their parents.
The Folk-Lore of Plants, 1889 Thomas F. Thiselton-Dyer In European folk medicine, Geranium robertianum (also known as Herb Robert, death come quickly, stinky Bob, and cranesbill) was used as a remedy for nosebleeds and toothache. The odor of fres...hly picked, crushed leaves resembles burning rubber and is said to repel mosquitoes. The flower buds were thought to resemble a stork’s bill, and this analogical association suggested that the plant might enhance fertility. It was said to bring good luck, but only if it was not carried indoors. To do so invited death.
China Bayles “Herbs of Good and Ill Omen” Pecan Springs Enterprise “Karen Prior was mugged?” Startled, I turned away from the front door of my herb shop, where I had just hung up the Closed sign.MoreLess
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