14-05-2019, 01:30 PM
From Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore By Niall Mac Coitir You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Quote:The yellow water-lily was said to destroy or remove the sexual drive if taken. It seems for this reason to have been adopted as a symbol of celibacy as it appears in carvings on the roof bosses of Bristol Cathedral ad Westminster Abbey, and in the Angel Choir at Lincoln. Another name for yellow water-lily in England is 'brandy bottle' because the flowers are said to smell of the stale dregs of brandy.

