Reeds Music.
Rose Love.
----, Hundred-leaved Grace.
----, Monthly Beauty ever new.
----, Musk Capricious beauty.
----, Single Simplicity.
----, White Silence.
----, Withered Fleeting beauty.
----, Yellow Infidelity.
Rosebud A young girl.
----, White A heart unacquainted with love.
Rosemary Your presence revives me.
Rue, Wild Morals.
Rush Docility.
Saffron Beware of excess.
Sage Esteem.
Sainfoil, Shaking Agitation.
St. John’s Wort Superstition.
Sardonia Irony.
Sensitive Plant Chastity.
Snapdragon Presumption.
Snowdrop Hope.
Sorrel, Wood Joy.
Speedwell Fidelity.
Spindle-tree Your charms are engraven on my heart.
Star of Bethlehem Purity.
Stock Lasting beauty.
----, Ten Week Promptness.
Stonecrop Tranquility.
Straw, Broken Rupture of a contract.
----, Whole Union.
Strawberry Perfection.
Sunflower False riches.
Sweet Sultan Happiness.
Sweet William Finesse.
Sycamore Curiosity.
Syringa Fraternal.
Tansey, Wild I declare war against you.
Tendrils of climbing plants Ties.
Thistle Surliness.
Thorn-apple Deceitful charms.
Thrift Sympathy.
Thyme Activity.
Tremella Nostoc Resistance.
Truffle Surprise.
Tuberose Dangerous pleasures.
Tulip Declaration of love.
Tussilage, Sweet-scented Justice shall be done to you.
Valerian An accommodating disposition.
----, Greek Rupture.
Venus’s Looking-glass Flattery.
Veronica Fidelity.
Vervain Enchantment.
Vine Intoxication.
Violet Modesty.
----, White Innocence, candour.
Wallflower Fidelity in misfortune.
Walnut Stratagem.
Whortleberry Treachery.
Willow, Weeping Mourning.
Wormwood Absence.
Yew Sorrow.
The Calendar of Flowers.
The Roman Catholic monks, or the observers of the Roman Catholic ritual,
have compiled a Catalogue of Flowers for every day in the year, and
dedicated each flower to a particular saint, on account of its blooming
about the time of that saint’s festival. These appropriations form a
complete Calendar of the Flowers.
The figures attached express the year in which the saint died.
JANUARY.
1. Laurustinus, _Vibernum tinus_. St. Faine, or Fanchea, an Irish
saint of the sixth century.
2. Groundsel, _Senecio vulgaris_. St. Macarius of Alexandria, 394.
3. Iris, Persian, _Iris Persica_. St. Genevieve, patroness of
Paris, 422.
4. Hazel, _Corylus avellana_. St. Titus, disciple of St. Paul.
5. Hellebore, _Helleborus fœtidus_. St. Simeon Stylites of Rome.
6. Moss, screw, _Tortula rigida_. St. Nilammon.
7. Laurel, Portugal, _Prunus Lusitanica_. St. Kentigerna.
8. Tremella, yellow, _Tremella deliquescens_. St. Gudula, patroness
of Brussels.
9. Laurel, common, _Prunus lauro-cerasus_, or common small-fruited
cherry. St. Marciana of Rome.
10. Gorse, or Furze, _Ulex Europœus_. St. William of Bourges, 1207.
11. Moss, early, _Bryum hornum_. Swan-neck thread-moss. St.
Theodosius.
12. Moss, hygrometric, _Funaria hygrometrica_. St. Arcadius.
13. Yew tree, common, _Taxus bacata_. St. Veronica, a nun of Milan,
1497.
14. Strawberry, barren, _Fragaria sterilis_. St. Hilary, 368.
15. Ivy, _Hedera helix_. St. Paul, the first hermit.
16. Nettle, common red Dead, _Lamium purpureum_. St. Marcellus,
Pope.
17. Anemone, garden, _Anemone hortensis_. St. Anthony, patriarch of
monks, 251.
18. Moss, four-toothed, _Bryum pellucidum_. St. Prisca, a Roman
martyr.
19. Nettle, white Dead, _Lamium album_. St. Martha, a Roman martyr,
270.
20. Nettle, woolly Dead, _Lamium Gargaricum_. St. Fabian, Pope.
21. Hellebore, black, _Helleborus niger_. St. Agnes, a special
patroness of purity: beheaded at the age of thirteen, 304.
22. Grass, early whitlow, _Draba verna_. St. Vincent, a Spanish
martyr.
23. Peziza, _Peziza acetobolum_. St. Raymond of Pennafort, 1275.
24. Moss, stalkless, _Phascum muticum_. St. Timothy, disciple of
St. Paul, 250.
25. Hellebore, winter, _Helleborus hyemalis_. The Conversion of St.
Paul.
26. Butter-bur, white, _Tussilago alba_, or Colt’s-foot. St.
Polycarp.
27. Moss, earth, _Phascum cuspidatum_. St. Chrysostom.
28. Daisy, double, _Bellis perennis plenus_. St. Margaret of
Hungary, 1271.
29. Fern, flowering, _Osmunda regalis_. St. Francis of Sales, 1622.
30. Spleen-wort, _Asplenium trichomanes_. St. Martin.
31. Hart’s Tongue, or Spleen-wort, _Asplenium scolopendrium_. St.
Marcella, 410.
FEBRUARY.
1. Moss, lesser water, _Fontinalis minor_. St. Ignatius; and
Bay-tree, _Laurus nobilis_. St. Bridget, patroness of Ireland.
2. Snow-drop, _Galanthus nivalis_. Purification of the Virgin Mary.
3. Moss, great water, _Fontinalis anti-pyretica_, St. Blase of
Armenia, 316.
4. Moss, common hair, or Goldilocks, _Polytrichum commune_. St.
Jane, or Queen Joan, 1505.
Bay, Indian, _Laurus indica_. St. Margaret of England.
5. Primrose, common, _Primula vulgaris_. St. Agatha, a Sicilian
martyr.
Primrose, red, _Primula acaulis_. St. Adelaide, 1015.
6. Hyacinth, blue, _Hyacinthus orientalis_. St. Dorothy, 308.
7. Cyclamen, round-leafed, _Cyclamen coum_. St. Romuald, 1027.
8. Moss, narrow-leafed spring, _Mnium androgynum_. St. John of
Matha, 1213.
9. Narcissus, Roman, _Narcissus Romanus_. St. Apollonia, 249.
10. Mezereon, _Daphne mezereon_. St. Scholastica, 543.
Moss, silky fork, _Mnium heteromallum_. St. Coteris, fourth
century.
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.
18. Poppy, horned, _Chelidonium glaucum_. St. Marina, eighth
century.
19. La Julienne de Nuit, _Hesperis tristis_. St. Juliana
Falconieri, 1340.
20. Poppy, doubtful, _Papaver dubium_. St. Silverius, pope, 538.
21. Bugloss, Viper’s _Echium Vulgare_. St. Aloysius, 1591.
22. Canterbury Bell, _Campanula medium_. St. Paulinus, bishop of
Nola, 431.
23. Ladies Slipper, _Cypripedium calceolus_. St. Etheldreda, 679.
24. St. John’s Wort, _Hipericum pulchrum_. Nativity of St. John the
Baptist.
25. Sweet William, _Dianthus barbatus_. St. William of Monte
Virgine, 1142.
26. Sowthistle, Alpine hairy blue, _Sonchus cœruleus_. St.
Reingarda, 1135.
27. St. John’s Wort, perforated, _Hypericum perforatum_. St. John
of Montier, sixth century.
28. Cornflower, blue, _Centaurea cyanus_. St. Irenæus, bishop of
Lyons, 202.
29. Rattle, yellow, _Rhinanthus crista-galli_. St. Peter the
apostle.
30. Cistus, yellow, _Cistus helianthemum_. St. Paul the apostle.
JULY.
1. Agrimony, _Agrimonia eupatoria_. St. Aaron.
2. Lily white, _Lilium candidum_. Virgin Mary.
3. Mallow, common, _Malva sylvestris_. St. Phocas, a gardener,
303.
4. Day Lily, tawny, _Hemerocallis fulva_. St. Ulric, bishop of
Augsburg.
5. Rose, double yellow, _Rosa sulphurea_. St. Edana, of Elphin and
Tuam.
6. Hawkweed, _Crepis barbata_. St. Julian, anchorite, fourth
century.
7. Nasturtium, _Tropæolum majus_. St. Felix, bishop of Nantes, 584.
8. Primrose, evening, _Œnothera biennis_. St. Elizabeth, queen of
Portugal, 1336.
9. Sowthistle, marsh, _Sonchus palustris_. St. Everildis.
10. Snapdragon, speckled, _Antirrhinum triphyllum_. Sts. Rufina and
Secunda, 257.
11. Lupine, yellow, _Lupinus flavus_. St. James, bishop of Nisibis,
350.
12. Snapdragon, great, _Antirrhinum purpureum_. St. John Gualbert,
abbot, 1073.
13. Lupine, blue, _Lupinus hirsutus_. St. Eugenius, bishop, 505.
14. Lupine, red, _Lupinus perennis_. St. Bonaventure, cardinal
bishop, 1274.
15. Marigold, Small Cape, purple and white, _Calendula pluvialis_.
St. Swithin, bishop, 862.
16. Convolvulus, _Convolvulus purpureus_. St. Eustathius, patriarch
of Antioch, 338.
17. Sweet-pea, _Lathyrus odoratus_. St. Marcellina, 397.
18. Marigold, autumn, _Chrysanthemum coronarium_. St. Bruno,
bishop, 1125.
19. Hawkweed, golden, _Hieracium auranticum_. St. Vincent de Paule,
1660.
20. Dragon’s head, Virginian, _Dracocephalus Virginianum_. St.
Margaret of Antioch.
21. Lily, Philadelphian, _Lilium Philadelphicum_. St. Praxedes.
22. Lily, African, _Agapanthus umbellatus_. St. Mary Magdalen.
23. Musk flower, _Scabias atro-purpurea_. St. Apollinaris, bishop
of Ravenna.
24. Lupine tree, _Lupinits arboreus_. St. Lupus, bishop, 478.
25. Herb Christopher, white, _Actea spicata_. St. Christopher.
26. Chamomile, or Corn Feverfew, _Matricaria chamomilla_. St. Ann,
mother of the Virgin Mary.
27. Loose-strife, _Lythrum salicaria_. St. Pantaleon, 303.
28. Groundsel, mountain, _Senecio montanus_. St. Innocent I., pope,
417.
29. Chironia, red, _Chironia centorium_. St. Martha.
30. Mullein, white, _Verbascum lychnitis_. St. Julietta, 303.
31. Mullein, yellow, _Verbascum virgatum_. St. Ignatius of Loyola,
founder of the Jesuits, 1556.
AUGUST.
1. Stramony, or Thorn-apple, _Datura stramonium_. St. Peter ad
Vincula.
2. Tiger Lily, _Lilium tigrum_. St. Alfrida, 834.
3. Hollyhock, _Althea rosea_. Discovery of the relics of St.
Stephen, 415.
4. Bluebell, _Campanula rotundifolia_. St. Dominic, founder of the
Friar Preachers, 1221.
5. Lily, Egyptian water, _Nelumbo nilotica_. St. Mary ad Nives.
6. Meadow Saffron, _Colchicum autumnale_.--Transfiguration of our
Lord on Mount Tabor.
7. Amaranth, common, _Amaranthus hypochondriacus_. St. Cajetan,
1547.
8. Love-lies-bleeding, _Amaranthus procumbens_. St. Hormisdas.
9. Ragwort, yellow, _Senecio jacobæa_. St. Romanus.
10. Balsam, _Impatiens balsamea_. St. Lawrence, martyr, 258.
11. China Aster, _Aster Chinensis_. St. Susanna, third century.
12. Sowthistle, great corn, _Sonchus arvensis_. St. Clare, abbess,
1253.
13. Groundsel, marsh, Great Fen Ragwort, or Bird’s Tongue, _Senecio
paludosus_. St. Radigunda.
14. Zinnia, _Zinnia elegans_. St. Eusebius, third century.
15. Virgin’s Bower, white, _Clematis vitalba_. Assumption of the
Virgin Mary; or the miraculous ascent of her body into heaven.
16. Lily, belladonna, _Amaryllis belladonna_. St. Hyacinth, 1257.
17. Snapdragon, Toadflax, _Antirrhinum linaria_. St. Manus, 275.
18. Marigold, African, _Tagetes erecta_. St. Helen, empress, 382.
19. Timothy grass, branched Cat’s Tail grass, _Phleum
panniculatum_, or _Ph. asperum_. St. Timothy, 304.
20. Dandelion, _Leontodon serotinus_. St. Bernard, abbot, 1153.
21. Marigold, French, _Tagetes patula_. St. Jean Francois de
Chantal, 1641.
22. Timothy, common Cat’s Tail grass, _Phleum pratense_. St.
Timothy, 311.
23. Tansy, common, _Tanacetum vulgare_. St. Philip Beniti, 1285.
24. Sunflower, tall, _Helianthus annuus_. St. Bartholomew, apostle.
25. Sunflower, perennial, _Helianthus multiflorus_. St. Louis, king
of France, 1270.
26. Amaryllis, banded, _Amaryllis rotata_. St. Zephyrinus, pope,
219.
27. Hawkweed, hedge, _Hieracium umbellatum_. St. Cæsarius,
archbishop of Arles, 542.
28. Golden rod, _Solidago Virga aurea_. St. Augustine, bishop, 430.
29. Hollyhock, yellow, _Althea flava_. St. Sabinus, king, about
697.
30. Lily, Guernsey, _Amaryllis sarniensis_. St. Rose of Lima, 1617.
31. Pheasant’s eye, _Adonis autumnalis_. St. Raymond Nonnatus,
1240.
SEPTEMBER.
1. Orpine, or Livelong, great, _Sedum telephium_. St. Giles, patron
of beggars and cripples. Born at Athens; abbot of Nismes, in
France, died 750.
2. Golden rod, _Solidago_. St. Margaret, thirteenth century.
3. Flea-bane, common yellow, _Inula dysenterica_. St. Simeon
Stylites, the younger, 592.
4. Soapwort, pale pink, _Saponaria officinalis_. St. Rosalia,
1160.
5. Mushroom, or champignon, _Agaricus campestris_. St. Laurence
Justinian, first patriarch of Venice. 1455.
6. Dandelion, _Leontodon autumnalis_. St. Pambo of Nitria, 385.
7. Starwort, golden, _Aster solidaginoides_. St. Cloud, 560.
8. Starwort, Italian blue, _Aster amellus_. St. Adrian, 306.
9. Golden rod, Canadian, _Solidago Canadensis_. St. Omer, 607.
10. Crocus, autumnal, _Crocus autumnalis_. St. Pulcheria, empress,
453.
11. Meadow Saffron, variegated, _Colchicum variegatum_. St.
Hyacinthus, 257.
12. Passion-flower, semilunar, _Passiflora peltata_. St. Earnswith,
abbess, seventh century.
13. Crocus, officinal, _Crocus sativus_. St. Eulogius, patriarch of
Alexandria, 608.
14. Passion-flower, blue, _Passiflora cœrulea_. Exaltation of the
Holy Cross, 629.
15. Saffron Byzantine, _Colchicum Byzanticum_. St. Nicetas, fourth
century.
16. Starwort, sea-blue, _Aster tripolium_. St. Editha, 984.
17. Mallow, narrow-leafed, _Malva angustifolia_. St. Lambert,
bishop, 709.
18. Starwort, pendulous, _Aster pendulus_. St. Thomas, archbishop
of Valencia, 1555.
19. Scabius, Devil’s bit, _Scabiosa succisa_. St. Lucy, 1090.
20. Meadow Saffron, common, _Colchicum autumnale_. St. Eustachius.
21. Passion-flower, fringed-leafed, variegated, _Passiflora
ciliata_. St. Matthew, the Evangelist.
22. Boletus, tree, _Boletus arboreus_. St. Maurice, fourth century.
23. Starwort, white bushy, _Aster dumosus_. St. Thecla, first
century.
24. Fungus, _Agaricus fimetarius_. St. Gerard, bishop, 1046.
25. Boletus, great, order Fungi, _Boletus bovinus_. St. Ceolfrid,
abbot, 716.
26. Golden rod, great, _Solidago gigantea_. St. Justina, 304.
27. Starwort, white small-leafed N. American, _Aster multiflorus_.
St. Delphina, 1323.
28. Golden rod, evergreen, _Solidago sempervirens_. St. Eustochium,
419.
29. Michaelmas Daisy, _Aster tradescanti_. St. Michael and all
angels.
30. Amaryllis, golden, _Amaryllis aurea_. St. Jerome, 420.
OCTOBER.
1. Amaryllis, lowly, _Amaryllis humilis_. St. Remigius, bishop of
Rheims, 533.
2. Soapwort, _Saponaria officinalis_. Feast of the holy guardian
angels.