13. Heart's Ease, Viola tricolor, St. Euphrasia, A. D. 

 410. 



14. Bindweed, mountain, Soldanella alpina, St. Maud, 

 or Matilda, Queen, A. D. 968. 



15. Colt's-foot, common, TussUago farfara, St. Zache- 

 ry, Pope, A. D. 752. 



16. Daffodil, nodding, Narcissus nutans, St. Julian, of 

 Cilicia. 



17. Violet, sweet, Viola odorata, St. Gertrude, Abbess, 

 A. D. 626. 



17. Shamrock, White Trefoil, or Dutch clover, Tr\fo- 

 lium repens, St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland. 



18. Leopard's bane, great, Doronicum pardalianches 

 St. Cyrill, Archbishop of Jerusalem, A. D. 386. 



19. Star of Bethlehem, yellow, Ornithogalum luteum, 

 St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary. 



20. Violet, dog's, Viola comma, St. Wulfran, Arch- 

 bishop of Sens, A. D. 720. 



21. Fumitory, bulbous, Fumaria bulbosa, St. Bennet, 

 or Benedict, Abbot, Founder of the order of St. Benedict, 

 of Rome, A. D. 543. 



22. Ficaria verna, St. Catharine of Sweden, Abbess, 

 A. D. 1381. 



23. Daffodil, peerless, Narcissus incomparabUis, St. 

 Alphonsus Turibius, Archbishop of Lima, A. D. 1606. 



24. Saxifrage, golden, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, 

 St. Irenajus, Bishop of Sirmium, A. D. 304. 



25. Marigold, Calendula qfficinalis, Annunciation of 

 the B. V. Mary. 



26. Henbane, night-shade leaved, Hyoscyamus scopalia, 

 St. Braulio, Bishop of Saragossa, A. D. 646. 



27- Jonquil, sweet, Narcissus odorus, St. John, of 

 Egypt, Hermit, A. D. 394. 



28. Leopard's bane, Doronicum Plantagineum, St. 

 Priscus, A. D. 260. 



29. Ox-lip, or great cowslip, Primula elatior, St. Eua- 

 tatius, Abbot, A. D. 625. 



Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis, St. Jonas, A. D. 327- 



30. Water-cress, Cardamine hirsuta, St. John, of Cli- 

 macus. 



Daffodil, lesser, Narcissus minor, St. Zoziraus, Bishop 

 of Syracuse, A. D. 660. 



31. Benjamin tree, Lauras benzoin, St. Benjamin, Dea- 

 con, Martyr, A. D 424. 



APRIL 1. ALL FOOLS' DAY. 



The Romans consecrated the first day of April to Venus, 

 the goddess of beauty, queen of laughter, etc. It is customa- 

 ry on this day, to practise jocular deceptions, as various, as 

 the fancies of the gay youngsters, who delight in playing off 

 the humours of the day, upon all ages and ranks, that come 

 their way. 



1. Mercury, French annual, Mercwialis annua, St. 

 Hugh, Bishop, A. D. 1132. 



2. Violet, white, Viola alba, St. Francis, of Paula, A Ca- 

 labrian. 



3. Alkanet, evergreen, Jinchusa sempervirens, St. 

 Agape, A. D. 304. 



4. Crown Imperial, Red Fritillaria imperialis, St. Isi- 

 dore, Bishop of Seville, 636. 



5. Crown Imperial, Fritillaria imperialis lutea, St. 

 Vincent Ferrer, A. D. 1419. 



6. Hyacinth, starch, Hyacinthus racemosus, St. Sixtus 

 I. Pope, A. D. 2. 



7- Anemone, wood, Anemone nemorosa, St. Aphraa- 

 tes, 4th Century. 



8. Ivy, ground, Glechoma hederacea, St. Dionysius, 

 Bishop of Corinth, A. D. 2. 



9. Polyanthos, red, Primula, St. Mary, of Egypt, A. D. 

 421. 



10. Violet, pale, Viola tonbrigens, St. Mechtildes, Ab- 

 bessafter 1300. 



11. Dandelion, Leontodon taraxacum, St. Leo, the 

 Great, Pope, A. D. 461. 



12. Saxifrage, great thick-leaved, Saxifragum crassifo- 

 lium St. Zeno, Bishop, 380. 



13. Narcissus, green, Narcissus mridiflorus, St. Her- 

 menigild, Martyr, 586. 



14. Borage, common, Borago officinalis, St. Lidwina, 

 A. D. 1184. 



15. Stitch-wort, greater, Stellaria holostea, St. Peter 

 Gonzales, 1246. 



16. Tulip, yellow, Tulipa sylvestris, St. Joachim, of 

 Sienna, A. D. 1305. 



17. Arum, Friar's-cowl, broad-leaved, Jirum arisarum, 

 St. Stephen, of Citeaux, Abbot, A. D. 1134. 



18. Narcissus, musk, Narcissus Moschato, St. Apollo- 

 nius, A. D. 186. 



19. Garlic, Jlllium ursinum, St. Leo IX. Pope, A. D. 

 1054. 



20. Snow-flake, spring, Leucoium vernum, St. Agnes, 

 of Monte Pulciano, A. D. 1317. 



21. Narcissus, cypress, Narcissus orientalis albus, St. 

 Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury. 



22. Crow-foot, wood, or goldilocks, Ranunculus auri 

 comus, St. Rufus, of Glendaloch. 



23. Harebell, Hyacinthus non scriptus, St. George, the 

 Martyr, Patron of England. 



24. Black thorn, Prunus spinosa, St. Fidelia. 



25. Tulip, clarimond, Tulipa prxcox, St. Mark, the 

 Evangelist. 



26. Erysimum, yellow, Erysimum barbarea, St. Richa- 

 rius, Abbot, A. D. 645. 



27. Daffodil, great, Narcissus major, St. Anastasius, 

 Pope, 401. 



28. Arum, spotted, Jlrum maculatum, Sts. Didymus 

 and Theodora, A. D. 304. 



29. Herb Robert, Geranium robertianum, St. Robert, 

 Abbot of Molesme, A. D. 1110. 



30. Cowslip, Primula veris, St. Catharine, of Sienna, 

 A. D. 1380. 



MAY 1. 



" May day is chiefly spent in dancing round a tall pole, 

 which is consecrated to the Goddess of Flowers without 

 the least violation to be offered to it, in the whole circle of 

 the year." 



