LEGENDS OF THE BLACKBERRY
There are many legends attaching to the blackberry or bramble. It is said to be the burning busli in which the Lord, appeared unto Moses in the wilderness, and a Welsh legend says that it supplied the crown of thorns placed upon our 'Saviour’s brow at the Crucifixion, and that ever since, from remorse, its branches have bowed to the ground. Of course, as we have learned, 1 other plants are also said to have been used for this purpose. The blackberry gives wholesome fruit for puddings and pies, and in some places the buds are boiled to make a drink or tea for use in fevers. The shoots were also used in salads. The late Canon Ellacombe used to tell the following story: The cormorant was a wool merchant, and in partnership with the bramble and the bat. Their ship was wrecked and they became bankrupt, and now the bat hides all day from his creditors, while the cormorant is ever diving to discover the lost vessel, and the bramble seizes every passing sheep to make up for his loss by stealing the
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 365, 5 March 1932, Page 23 (Supplement)
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188LEGENDS OF THE BLACKBERRY Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 365, 5 March 1932, Page 23 (Supplement)
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