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11. Primrose, red, _Primula verna rubra_. St. Theodora, empress,
367.
12. Anemone, noble Liverwort, _Anemone hepatica_. St. Eulalia of
Barcelona.
13. Polyanthos, _Plimula Polyanthus_. St. Catherine de Ricci, 1589.
14. Crocus, yellow, _Crocus mœsiacus_, or _Crocus aureus_. St.
Valentine, the lover’s saint. He was a priest at Rome, and married
there about the year 270.
15. Crocus, cloth of gold, _Crocus sulphureus_. St. Sigifred,
bishop of Sweden, 1002.
16. Primrose, lilac, _Primula acaulis plena_. St. Juliana.
17. Crocus, Scotch, _Crocus susianus_. St. Flavian, archbishop of
Constantinople, 449.
18. Speedwell, wall, _Veronica vernus arvensis_. St. Simeon, bishop
of Jerusalem, 116.
19. Speedwell, field, _Veronica agrestis_. St. Barbatus, patron of
Benevento, bishop, 682.
20. Cynoglossum omphalodes, or _C. lusitanicum_. St. Milfred,
abbess of Munster.
21. Crocus, white, _Crocus albus_. St. Servianus, bishop, 452.
22. Margaret, herb, _Bellis perennis_. St. Margaret of Cortona,
1297.
23. Apricot tree, _Prunus armeniaca_. St. Milburge of England.
24. Fern, great, _Osmunda regalis_. St. Ethelbert, King of Kent.
25. Peach blossom, _Amygdalus persica_. St. Walburg, abbess of
Swabia, Germany.
26. Periwinkle, lesser, _Vinca minor_. St. Victor, seventh century.
27. Lungwort, _Pulmonaria officinalis_. St. Leander, bishop, 596.
28. Crocus, purple, _Crocus vernus_. St. Proterius, patriarch of
Alexandria, 557.
MARCH.
1. Leek, common, _Allium porrum_. St. David of Wales, archbishop,
544.
2. Chickweed, dwarf mouse-ear, _Cerastium pumilum_. St. Chad, or
Ceada, martyr, under the Lombards, in the sixth century.
3. Marigold, golden fig, _Mesembryanthemum aureum_. St. Cunegunda,
empress, 1040.
4. Chickweed, common, _Alsine media_. St. Casimir, prince of
Poland, 1458.
5. Hellebore, green, _Helleborus viridis_. St. Adrian, 309.
6. Lily, Lent, _Pseudo narcissus multiplex_. St. Colette, bishop.
7. Daffodil, early, _Narcissus simplex_. St. Perpetua, martyred
under the emperor Severus, 203.
8. Rose, ever-blowing, _Rosa semperflorens_. St. Rosa, of Viterbo,
1261.
Jonquil, great, _Narcissus lœtus_. St. Felix, 646.
9. Daffodil, hoop-petticoat, _Narcissus bulbocodium_. St. Catherine
of Bologna, 1463.
10. Chickweed, upright, _Veronica triphyllos_. St. Droctavæus,
abbot, 580.
11. Heath, Cornish, _Erica vagans_. St. Eulogius of Cordova, 851.
12. Ixia, or crocus-leafed Mistletoe, _Ixia bulbocodium_, or
_Viscum albus bulbus_. St. Gregory the Great, prætor of Rome, 574.
13. Heart’s Ease, _Viola tricolor_. St. Euphrasia, 410.
14. Bindweed, mountain, _Soldanella alpina_. St. Maud, or Matilda,
queen, 968.
15. Colt’s-foot, common, _Tussilago farfara_. St. Zachary, pope,
752.
16. Daffodil, nodding, _Narcissus nutans_. St. Julian of Cilicia.
17. Violet, sweet, _Viola odorata_. St. Gertrude, abbess, 626.
Shamrock, White Trefoil, _Trifolium repens_. St. Patrick, apostle
of Ireland.
18. Leopard’s bane, great, _Doronicum pardalianches_. St. Cyril,
archbishop of Jerusalem.
19. Star of Bethlehem, yellow, _Ornithogalum luteum_. St. Joseph,
spouse of the Virgin Mary.
20. Violet, dog’s, _Viola canina_. St. Wolfram, archbishop of Sens,
720.
21. Fumitory, bulbous, _Fumaria bulbosa_. St. Bennet, or Benedict,
founder of the Order of Benedict, of Rome, 543.
22. Ficaria verna. St. Catherine of Sweden, abbess, 1381.
23. Daffodil, peerless, _Narcissus incomparabilis_. St. Alphonsus
Turibius, archbishop of Lima, 1606.
24. Saxifrage, golden, _Chrysosplenium oppositifolium_. St.
Irenæus, bishop of Sirmium, 304.
25. Marigold, _Calendula officinalis_. Annunciation of the Virgin
Mary.
26. Henbane, nightshade-leafed, _Hyosciamus scopalia_. St. Braulio,
bishop of Saragossa, 646.
27. Jonquil, sweet, _Narcissus odorus_. St. John of Egypt, hermit,
394.
28. Leopard’s bane, _Doronicum plantagineum_. St. Priscus, 260.
29. Ox-lip, or great Cowslip, _Primula elatior_. St. Eustatius,
abbot, 625.
Fumitory, _Fumaria officinalis_. St. Jonas, 327.
30. Water-cress, _Cardamine hirsuta_. St. John of Climacus.
Daffodil, lesser, _Narcissus minor_. St. Zosimus, bishop of
Syracuse, 660.
31. Benjamin tree, _Laurus benzoin_. St. Benjamin, deacon, martyr,
424.
APRIL.
1. Mercury, French annual, _Mercurialis annua_. St. Hugh, bishop,
1132.
2. Violet, white, _Viola alba_. St. Francis of Paula, a native of
Calabria.
3. Alkanet, evergreen, _Anchusa sempervirens_. St. Agape, 304.
4. Crown Imperial, red, _Fritillaria imperialis_. St. Isidore,
bishop of Seville, 636.
5. Crown Imperial, yellow, _Fritillaria imperialis lutea_. Vincent
Ferrer, 1419.
6. Hyacinth, starch, _Hyacinthus racemosus_. St. Sixtus I., pope.
7. Anemone, wood, _Anemona nemorosa_. St. Aphraates, fourth
century.
8. Ground-ivy, _Glechoma hederacea_. St. Dionysius, bishop of
Corinth.
9. Polyanthos, red, _Primula_. St. Mary of Egypt, 421.
10. Violet, pale, _Viola tambrigens_. St. Mechtildes, abbess,
fourteenth century.
11. Dandelion, _Leontodon taraxacum_. St. Leo the Great, pope, 461.
12. Saxifrage, great thick-leafed, _Saxifraga crassifolia_. St.
Zeno, bishop, 380.
13. Narcissus, green, _Narcissus viridiflorus_. St. Hermenegild,
martyr, 586.
14. Borage, common, _Borago officinalis_. St. Lidwina, 1184.
15. Stitchwort, greater, _Stellaria holostea_. St. Peter Gonzales,
1246.
16. Tulip, yellow, _Tulipa sylvestris_. St. Joachim of Sienna,
1305.
17. Arum, Friar’s cowl, broad-leafed, _Arum arisarum_. St. Stephen
of Citeaux, abbot, 1134.
18. Narcissus, musk, _Narcissus moschatus_. St. Appollonius, 186.
19. Garlic, _Allium ursinum_. St. Leo IX., pope, 1054.
20. Snowflake, spring, _Leucoium vernum_. St. Agnes of Monte
Pulciano, 1317.
21. Narcissus, cypress, _Narcissus orientalis albus_. St. Anselm,
archbishop of Canterbury.
22. Crowfoot, wood, or Goldilocks, _Ranunculus auricomus_. St.
Rufus of Glendaloch.
23. Harebell, _Hyacinthus non scriptus_. St. George the martyr,
patron of England.
24. Black thorn, _Prunus spinosa_. St. Fidelis.
25. Tulip, clarimond, _Tulipa præcox_. St. Mark, the Evangelist.
26. Erysimum, yellow, _Erysimum barbarea_. St. Richarius, abbot,
645.
27. Daffodil, great, _Narcissus major_. St. Anastasius, pope, 401.
28. Arum, spotted, _Arum maculatum_. Sts. Didymus and Theodora,
304.
29. Herb, Robert, _Geranium robertianum_. St. Robert, abbot of
Molesme, 1110.
30. Cowslip, _Primula veris_. St. Catherine of Sienna, 1380.
MAY.
1. Tulip, Genser, _Tulipa gesnerina_. St. Philip, supposed to have
been the first of Christ’s Apostles.
Bachelor’s Button, _Lychnis dioica_. St. James the just and the
less, apostle, martyred in the tumult in the Temple.
2. Charlock, _Raphanus raphanistrum_, or _Sinapus arvensis_. St.
Athanasius, patriarch of Alexandria, 373.
3. Narcissus, poetic, _Narcissus poeticus_. The discovery of the
cross, 326.
4. Stock Gilliflower, _Cheiranthus incanus_. St. Monica, mother of
St. Augustine.
5. Apple-tree, _Pyrus malus_. Sts. Angelus and Pius V., pope, 1572.
6. Globe Flower, bright yellow, _Trollius europæus_. St. John
Damascene, 780.
7. Globe Flower, Asiatic, bright orange, _Trollius asiaticus_. St.
John of Beverly.
8. Lily of the Valley, _Convallaria majalis_. St. Selena.
9. Lily of the Valley, _Convallaria multiflora_. St. Gregory of
Nazianzen, 389.
10. Peony, slender-leafed, _Pæonia tenuifolia_. St. Comgal, Irish
abbot, 601.
11. Asphodel, Lancashire, _Asphodelus luteus_. St. Mammertus,
archbishop of Vienna, 477.
12. Iris, German, _Iris Germanica_. St. Germanus, patriarch of
Constantinople, 733.
13. Comfrey, common, _Symphytum officinalis_. St. John the silent,
bishop, 558.
14. Peony, common, _Pæonia officinalis_, and Peony, coralline, _P.
corollina_. St. Pontius, 258.
15. Poppy, Welsh, _Papaver cambricum_. St. Dympna, seventh century.
16. Star of Bethlehem, great _Ornithogalum umbellatum_. St. John
Nepomucene, 1383.
17. Poppy, early red, _Papaver argemone_. St. Paschal, 1592.
18. Mouse-ear, or Hawkweed, _Hieracium pilosella_. St. Eric, King
of Sweden, 1151.
19. Monk’s hood, _Aconitum napellus_. St. Dunstan, archbishop of
Canterbury, 988.
20. Horse Chestnut, _Æschylus hippocastanum_. St. Bernardine of
Sienna, 1444.
21. Ragged Robin, _Lychnis flos cuculi_. St. Felix of Cantalicio,
1587.
22. Star of Bethlehem, yellow, _Tragopogon pratensis_. St. Yvo,
1303.
23. Lilac, _Springa vulgaris_. St. Julia, fifth century.
24. Poppy, monkey, _Papaver orientale_. St. Vincent of Lerins, 450.
25. Herb, Bennet, common, _Geum urbanum_. St. Urban, pope, 223.
26. Rhododendron, purple, _Rhododendron ponticum_. St. Augustine,
archbishop of Canterbury, 604.
Azalea, yellow, _Azalea pontica_. St. Philip Neri, 1595.
27. Buttercup, _Ranunculus acris_. St. John, pope, 526.
Bachelor’s Button, yellow, _Ranunculus acris plenus_. St. Bede,
735.
28. Iris, lurid, _Iris lurida_. St. Germain, bishop of Paris, 576.
29. Blue-bottle, _Centaurea montana_. St. Cyril, about 275.
30. Spearwort, lesser, _Ranunculus flammula_. St. Ferdinand III.,
confessor, King of Castile and Leon, 1252.
31. Lily, Yellow Turk’s cap, _Lilium pomponium_. St. Petronilla,
first century.
JUNE.
1. Rose, yellow, _Rosa lutea_. St. Justin, martyr, 167.
2. Pimpernel, common scarlet, _Anagallis arvensis_. St. Erasmus,
303.
3. Rose of Meaux, _Rosa provincialis_. St. Cecilius, 211.
4. Indian Pink, _Dianthus chinensis_. St. Quirinus, bishop, 304.
5. Rose, three-leafed China, _Rosa sinica_. St. Boniface, first
missionary from England to Friesland; afterwards archbishop of
Mentz, and primate of Germany and Belgium, eighth century.
6. Pink, common, _Dianthus deltoides_. St. Norbert, 1134.
7. Centaury, red, _Chironia centaureum_. St. Paul, bishop of
Constantinople, 350.
8. Money-wort, Herb Two-pence, or creeping Loosestrife, _Lysimachia
nummularia_. St. Medard, bishop, sixth century.
9. Barberry, _Berberis vulgaris_. St. Columba, 597.
10. Iris, bright yellow, _Iris pseudo-acorus_. St. Margaret, queen
of Scotland, 1093.
11. Daisy, midsummer, _Crysanthemum leucanthemum_, St. Barnabas,
apostle, first century.
12. Rose, white dog, _Rosa arvensis_. St. John, hermit, 1479.
13. Ranunculus, garden, _Ranunculus asiaticus_. St. Anthony of
Padua, 1231.
14. Basil, sweet, _Ocimum basilicum_. St. Basil, archbishop, 379.
15. Sensitive plant, _Mimosa sensitiva_. St. Vitus, martyr, fourth
century.
16. Rose, moss, _Rosa muscosa_. St. Julietta, martyr, 304.
17. Monkey-flower, yellow, _Mimulus luteus_. St. Nicandeo, about
303.