Garden Spells (24 page)
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ROM THE
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AVERLEY
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ITCHEN
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OURNAL
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ngelica - Will shape its meaning to your need, but it is particularly good for calming hyper children at your table
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nise
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yssop - Eases frustration and confusion
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achelor’s
B
utton - Aids in finding things that were previously hidden. A clarifying flower
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C
hicory - Conceals bitterness. Gives the eater a sense that all is well. A cloaking flower
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hive
B
lossom - Ensures you will win an argument. Conveniently, also an antidote for hurt feelings
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D
andelion - A stimulant encouraging faithfulness. Frequent side effects are blindness to flaws and spontaneous apologies
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H
oneysuckle - For seeing in the dark, but only if you use honeysuckle from a brush of vines at least two feet thick. A clarifying flower
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yacinth
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ulb - Causes melancholy and thoughts of past regrets. Use only dried bulbs. A time-travel flower
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avender - Raises spirits. Prevents bad decisions resulting from fatigue or depression
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emon
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alm - Upon consumption, for a brief period of time the eater will think and feel as he did in his youth. Please note if you have any former hellions at your table before serving. A time-travel flower
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emon
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erbena - Produces a lull in conversation with a mysterious lack of awkwardness. Helpful when you have nervous, overly talkative guests
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ilac - When a certain amount of humility is in order. Gives confidence that humbling yourself to another will not be used against you
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arigold - Causes affection, but sometimes accompanied by jealousy
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asturtium - Promotes appetite in men. Makes women secretive. Secret sexual liaisons sometimes occur in mixed company. Do not let your guests out of your sight
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ansy - Encourages the eater to give compliments and surprise gifts
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P
eppermint - A clever method of concealment. When used with other edible flowers, it confuses the eater, thus concealing the true nature of what you are doing. A cloaking flower
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ose
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eranium - Produces memories of past good times. Opposite of Hyacinth Bulb. A time-travel flower
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ose
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etal - Encourages love
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napdragon - Wards off the undue influences of others, particularly those with magical sensibilities
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quash and
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ucchini
B
lossoms - Serve when you need to be understood. Clarifying flowers
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ulip - Gives the eater a sense of sexual perfection. A possible side effect is being susceptible to the opinions of others
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V
iolet - A wonderful finish to a meal. Induces calm, brings on happiness, and always assures a good night’s sleep
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
SARAH ADDISON ALLEN
was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina, where she is currently at work on her next novel, which Bantam will publish in 2008.
GARDEN SPELLS
A Bantam Book / September 2007
Published by Bantam Dell
A Division of Random House, Inc.
New York, New York
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Addison Allen
Bantam Books is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Allen, Sarah Addison.
Garden spells / Sarah Addison Allen.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-553-90412-3
1. Sisters—Fiction. 2. North Carolina—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3601.L4356G37 2007
813'.6—dc22 2007000195
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