The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.' In Irving’s day, each time a couple kissed under a mistletoe sprig, they removed one of the white berries. When the berries were all gone, so was the ...

Mistletoe might be a merry moocher but this ... traditions from the English countryside in his 1819 book “The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.” Once the seeds germinate, the plant grows ...

And why are people so amorous when they find themselves beneath it? Mistletoe, a parasitic plant, is actually accustomed to the suspension: In nature, it grows only on other trees’ branches.