![]() ![]() ![]() It was also used as glue for bookbinding (as it is so toxic it stops certain insects from attacking the binding) and setting the tail feathers on arrows. Noted for the gummy sap from its bulbs, which made it useful as a starch substitute. ![]() Bluebells were said by herbalists to help prevent nightmares, and used as a remedy against leprosy, spider-bites and tuberculosis, but the bluebell is poisonous. The goddess put Endymion into an eternal sleep, so she aloneĬould enjoy his beauty. The Latin name for this flower is Endymion who was the lover of the moon Goddess, Selene. Believed to call the fairies when rung, and thought to be unlucky to walk through a mass of bluebells, because it was full of spells.It is also considered an unlucky flower to pick or bring into the house. ![]()
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