This ill-luck attached to parsley is in some measure explained from the fact that in many respects it is an unlucky plant.

It is a belief, as we have noticed elsewhere, widely spread in Devonshire, that to transplant parsley is to commit a serious offence against the guardian genius who presides over parsley-beds, certain to be punished either on the offender himself or some member of his family within the course of the year.

Once more "to dream of cutting cabbage," writes Mr.Folkard,[5] "Denotes jealousy on the part of wife, husband, or lover, as the case may be.

To dream of any one else cutting them portends an attempt by some person to create jealousy in the loved one's mind.

To dream of eating cabbages implies sickness to loved ones and loss of money." The bramble, an important plant in folk-lore, is partly unlucky, and, "To dream of passing through places covered with brambles portends troubles; if they prick you, secret enemies will do you an injury with your friends; if they draw blood, expect heavy losses in trade." But to dream of passing through brambles unhurt denotes a triumph over enemies.