Note 318 — Chapter V · Magic Rites connected with the Several Departments of Nature (continued 2)
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The composition of these brushes varies apparently according to the ceremony which is to be performed. In this case leaves or sprays of the following plants were used:—
1. Sapĕnoh.
2. Lĕnjuang merah (the red Dracæna).
3. Gandarusa.
4. Satawar.
5. Sadingin.
6. Pulut-pulut (?) or Sĕlaguri (?)
7. Mangrove (bakau).
These leaves were tied together with a small creeper called ribu-ribu (a so-called “female” variety, which is said to have larger leaves than the “male variety,” being used). For further details, vide Chap. III. pp. 78–80, supra. ↑