Anna Soperさんのイラストまとめ

In the Outer Hebrides, Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) was used to prevent the theft of milk by witchcraft. #FolkloreThursday

In a historic practice from Germany, pears were planted at the birth of a girl. (For boys? An apple tree.) 🍐 Pear, from the Fruits series (N12) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
1891, via @metmuseum. #FolkloreThursday

It was once a common notion that in a #LeapYear, broad beans grew with their seeds (beans) the wrong way around in their pods! This #PlantLore comes from what was called Ladies' Year; a privileged time when women could propose to men. 💍 #February29th #LeapDay cc: @FolkloreThurs

38% of Americans should be aware that viruses in the Coronaviridae family are named for the Latin word corona; meaning garland, wreath, or crown. A "crown-like circle of light appearing around the sun", according to the OED. (Demonstrated here by Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2007.)

In Newfoundland, setting sail on a Friday is "universally feared", according to an article in The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 10. [David Blackwood, 'Fire Down on the Labrador', 1980. Etching and aquatint.] #FolkloreThursday

In France, the white skiff is a supernatural boat that haunts the marshes. Its presence is a warning of approaching disease. #FolkloreThursday 🖌️: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, The Marsh at Arleux, 1871, via @NationalGallery.

The Classic poets sometimes referred to dawn as 'crocea'; a reference to the pale purple hue of early morning. [George Clausen via @WikiCommons / Edwards's botanical register via @BioDivLibrary @mobotgarden] #FolkloreThursday #BHLib

@presentcorrect @french_dispatch Reminds me of this vintage @NewYorker cover (with a dash of Tintin!).

Today is the first day of Advent, which means we are now well on our way to Christmas! Hoping these cheerful Poinsettias brighten your #December1st!
[Curtis's botanical magazine vol. 63: @BioDivLibrary @mobotgarden https://t.co/Gj6V3tkmye.] #winter #winterflowers #SciArtSunday

Here's someone who needs a @wikipedia page! See more of Tessie K. Frank's 'Watercolors of vascular plants, 1895-1935' on @HarvardHerbaria @HarvardLibrary. cc: @SiobhanLeachman @WikiWomenInRed #WomenInSTEM #HistSciArt #HerNaturalHistory https://t.co/k2tiKTzJQ7