The May-pole is up, 



Now give me the cup, 

 I'll drink to the garlands around itj 



But first, unto those 



Whose hands did compose . 

 The glory of flowers that crown'd it. 



Herrick. 



1. Tulip, Gesner, Tulipa Gemerina, St. Philip, sup- 

 posed 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, (a Leek,) Rhaphanus raphanistrum, or 

 sinapis arvenus, St. Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, 

 A. D. 373. 



3. Narcissus, poetic, Narcissus poeticus, the discovery 

 of the cross, A. D. 326. 



4. Gilly flower, stock, Cheiranthus incanus, St. Moni- 

 cla, mother of St. Augustine. 



5. Apple-tree, Pyrus mains, Sts. Angelus, and Pius V. 

 Pope, A. D. 1572. 



6. Globe flower, bright yellow, Trollius Europteus, St. 

 John Damascen, A. D. 780. 



7. Globe flower Asiatic, bright orange, Trollius Jlsiati- 

 cus, St. John, of Beverly, England. 



8. Lily of the Valley, Convalaria majalis, St. Selena. 



9. Lily of the Valley, Convalaria multiflora, St. Gre- 

 gory, of Nazianzen, A. D. 389 or 391. 



10. Peony, slender-leafed, Pxonia tenuifolia, St. Corn- 

 gal, Irish Abbot, A. D. 601. 



11. Asphodel, Lancashire, Jlsphodelus luteus, St. Mam- 

 mertus, Archbishop of Vienna, A. D. 477- 



12. Iris, German, Iris Germanica, St. Germanus, Patri- 

 arch of Constantinople, A. D. 733. 



13. Comfrey, common, Symphytum officinalis, St. 

 John, the silent, Bishop, A. D. 558. 



14. Peony, common, Pxonia ojfficinalis, and Peony, co- 

 ralline, P. corollina, St. Pontius, A. D. 258. 



15. Poppy, Welsh, Papaver cambricum, St. Dympna, 

 7th Century. 



16. Star of Bethlehem, great, Ornithogalum umbella- 

 tum, St. John Nepomucen, A. D. 1383. 



17. Poppy, early red, long rough-headed P. Papaver ar- 

 gemone, St. Paschal, Babylon, A. D. 1592. 



18. Mouse ear, or Hawk-weed, Hieracium pUosetta, 

 St. Eric, King of Sweden, 1151. 



19. Monk's hoof, Jlconitum napellus, St. Dunstan, 

 Archbishop of Canterbury, A. D. 988. 



20. Horse-chesnut, JEschylus hippocastanum, St. Ber- 

 nardine of Sienna, A. D. 1444. 



21. Ragged Robin, Lychnis Jlos cuculi, St. Felix, of 

 Cantalicio, 1587. 



22. Star of Bethlehem, yellow, Tragopogon pratensis, 

 St. Yvo, 1303. 



23. Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, St. Julia, 5th Century. 



24. Poppy, monkey, Papaver orientals, St. Vincent, 

 of Lerins, 450. 



25. Herb Bennet, common, Gcum urbanum, St. Urban, 

 Pope, A. D. 223. 



26. Rhododendron, purple, Rhododendron ponticum, 

 St. Augustine, Archbishop of Canterbury, 604. 



Azalea, yellow, Jlzalea pontica, St. Philip Neri, A. D. 

 1595. 



27. Butter-cup, Ranunculus acris, St. John, Pope, 

 A. D. 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. Spear-wort, lesser, Ranunculus Jlammula, St. Fer- 

 dinand III. Confessor, King of Castile and Leon, A. D. 1252. 



31. Lily, yellow Turk's cap, Lilium pomponium, St. 

 Petronilla, century 1st. 



JUNE. 



1. Rose, yellow, Rosa lutea, St. Justin, Martyr, A. D. 

 167. 



2. Pimpernel, common scarlet, Jlnagallis arvensis, St.. 

 Erasmus, 303. 



3. Rose de meaux, Rosa provincialis, St. Cecilius, 

 A. D. 211. 



4. Pink, Indian, Dianthus chinensis, St. Quirinus, 

 Bishop, A. D. 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, 

 century 8th. 



6. Pink, common, Dianthus deltoides, St. Norbert, 

 A. D. 1134. 



7. Centaury, red, Chironia centaureum, St. Paul, Bish- 

 op of Constantinople, A. D. 350. 



8. Money-wort, Herb Two pence, or creeping Loose- 

 strife, Lysimachia numularia, St. Medard, Bishop, 6th 

 Century. 



9. Barberry, Pipperidge bush of England, Berberis vul- 

 garis, St. Columba, A. D. 597. 



10. Iris, bright yellow, Iris pseudo-acorus, St. Marga- 

 ret, Queen of Scotland, A. D. 1093. 



11. Daisy, midsummer, Chrysanthemum leucanthe- 

 mum, St. Barnabas, Apostle, century 1st. 



12. Rose, white dog, -Rosa arvensis, St. John, Hermit, 

 A. D. 1479. 



13. Ranunculus, garden, Ranunculus Asiaticus, St. 

 Anthony of Padua, 1231. 



14. Basil, sweet, Ocimum basilicum, St. Basil, Arch- 

 bishop, 379. 



15. Sensitive plant, Mimosa sensitiva, St. Vitus, Mar- 

 tyr, 4th Century. 



16. Rose, Moss province, Rosa muscosa, St. Julitta, 

 Martyr, 304. 



17- Monkey flower, yellow, Mimulus luteus, St. Ni- 

 cander, about A. D. 303. 



18. Poppy, horned, Chelidonium glaucium, St. Marina, 

 Sth Century. 



19. La Julienne de nuit, Hesperis tristis, St. Juliana 

 Falconieri, 1340. 



20. Poppy, doubtful, Papaver dubium, St. Silverius, 

 Pope, A. D. 538. 



