HERBS OF THE SABBATS To be used as decorations on the altar, around the circle, in the home. SAMHAIN: Chrysanthemum, wormwood, apples, pears, hazel, thistle, pomegranates, all grains, harvested fruits and nuts, the pumpkin, corn. YULE: Holly misteletoe, ivy, cedar, bay, juniper, rosemary, pine. Place offerings of apples, ranges, nutmegs, lemons and whole cinnamon sticks on the Yule tree. IMBOLC: Snowdrop, rowan, the first flowers of the year. OSTARA: Daffodil, woodruff, violet, gorse, olive, peonny, iris, narcissus, all spring flowers. BELTANE: Hawthorn, honeysuckle, St. John's wort, woodruff, all flowers. MIDSUMMER: Mugwors, vervain, chamomile, rose, lily, oak, lavender, ivy, yarrow, fern, elder, wild thyme, daisy, carnation. LUGHNASADH: All grains, grapes, heather, blackberries, sloe, crab apples, pears. MABON: Hazel, corn, aspen, acorns, oak sprigs, autumn leaves, wheat stalks, cypress cones, pine cones, harvest gleanings.