8. Love lies-a-bleeding, Amaranthus procumbens, St. 

 Hormisdas. 



9. Rag-wort, yellow Jacobean, Senecio jacobea, St. Ro- 

 manus. 



10. Balsam, Impatiens balsamea, St. Lawrence, Roman 

 Martyr, 258. 



11. China Aster, Aster Chinensis, St. Susanna, 3rd Cent. 



12. Sow-Thistle, great corn, Sonchus avensis, St. 

 Clare, Abbess, A. D. 1253. 



13. Groundsel, marsh, Great Fen Rag-wort, or Bird's 

 Tongue, Senecio paludosus, St. Radigundes. 



14. Zinnia, elegant, Zinnia elegans, St. Eusebius, 

 Priest, 3rd Century. 



15. Virgin's Bower, white, Clematis vitalba, the As- 

 sumption of the B. V. Mary, or the miraculous ascent of her 

 body into heaven. 



16. Lily, belladonna, Amaryllis belladonna, St. Hya- 

 cinth, A. D. 1257- 



17. Snapdragon, Toad-flax, Antirrhinum linaria, St. 

 Manns, A. D. 275. 



18. Marigold, African, Tagetes erecta, St. Helen, Em- 

 press, A. D. 382. 



19. Timothy, branched-cat's tail grass, Phleum panni- 

 culatum, or Ph. asperum, St. Timothy, A. D. 304. 



20. Dandelion, Leontodon serotinus, St. Bernard, Ab- 

 bot, A. D. 1153. 



21. Marigold, French, Tagetus patula, St. Jane Fran- 

 cis, de Chantal, A. D. 1641. 



22. Timothy, common cat's tail grass, Phleum pra- 

 tense, St. Timothy, A. D. 311. 



23. Tansy, common, Tanacetum vulgare, St. Philip 

 Beniti, A. D. 1285. 



24. Sun-flower, tall, Helianthus annuus, St. Bartholo- 

 mew, Apostle. 



25. Sun-flower, perennial, Helianthus multiflorus, St. 

 Louis, King of France, A. D. 1270. 



26. Amaryllis, banded, Amaryllis vittata, St. Zephyri- 

 nus, Pope, A. D. 219. 



27. Hawk's-weed hedge, Hieracium umbellatum, St. 

 Caesarius, Archbishop of Aries, A. D. 542. 



28. Golden-rod, Solidago, virga aurea, St. Augustine, 

 Bishop, and Doctor of the Church, A. D. 430. 



29. Hollyhock, yellow, Jllthea flava, St. Sabina, King, 

 about 697. 



30. Lily, Guernsey, Amaryllis sarniensis, St. Rose, of 

 Lima, V. 1617. 



31. Pheasant's eye, Adonis autumnalis, St. Raymund 

 Nonnatus, 1240. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. Orpine, or Live-long, great, Sedum telephium, St. 

 Giles, Patron of Beggars and Cripples. Born at Athens. 

 Made Abbot of the Abbey at Nismes, in France. Died 

 A. D. 750. 



2. Golden-rod, Solidago, St. Margaret, B., 13th Cent. 



3. Flea-bane, common yellow, Inula dysenterica, St 

 Simeon Stylitcs, the younger, A. D. 592. 



4. Soap-wort, pale pink, Saponaria officinalis, St. Ro- 

 salia, A. D. 1160. 



5. Mushroom, or champignon, Agaricus campestris, St 

 Laurence Justinian, First Patriarch of Venice, A. D. 1455. 



6. Dandelion, Leontodon autumnalis, St. Pambo, of 

 Nitria, A. D. 385. 



7. Star-wort, golden, Aster solidaginoides, St. Cloud, 

 A. D. 560. 



8. Star-wort, Italian, blue, Aster amellus, St. Adrian, 

 A. D. 306. 



On this day (September 8th) The Nativity of the B. V 

 Mary is celebrated. 



9. Golden-rod, Canadian, Solidago Canadensis, St 

 Omer, A. D. 607. 



10. Crocus, autumnal, Crocus autumnalis, St. Pulche- 

 ria, Empress, A. D. 453. 



11. Meadow saffron, variegated, Colchicum variegatum, 

 St. Hyacinthus, A. D. 257. 



12. Passion-flower, Passiflora peltata, St. Eanswide, 

 Abbess, 7th Century. 



13. Crocus, Crocus sativus, St. Eulogius, Patriarch of 

 Alexandria, 608. 



14. Passion-flower, Passiflora cserulea, the exaltation 

 of the Holy Cross, 629. 



15. Saffron, Byzantine, Colchicum Byzanticum, St. 

 Nicetas, 4th Century. 



16. Star-wort, sea, blue, Aster tripolium, St. Editha, 

 A. D. 984. 



17- Mallow, narrow-leaved, Malva angustiflora, St. 

 Lambert, Bishop, A. D. 709. 



18. Star-wort, pendulous, Aster pendulus, St. Thomas, 

 Archbishop of Valentia, 1555. 



19. Scabious, Devil's bit, Scabiosa succisa, St. Lucy, 

 A. D. 1090. 



20. Meadow saffron, common, Colchicum autumnali, 

 St. Eustachius. 



21. Passion-flower, fringed-leaved, variegated, Passi- 

 flora ciliata, St. Mathew, Apostle and Evangelist. 



22. Boletus, tree, Boletus arboreus, St. Maurice, 4th 

 Century. 



23. Star-wort, white, bushy, Aster dumosus, St. Thecla, 

 1st Century. 



24. Fungus, Agaricus Jlmetarius, St. Gerard, Bishop of 

 Chonad, 1046. 



25. Boletus, great, order Fungi, Boletus bovinus, St. 

 Ceolfrid, Abbot, 716. 



26. Golden-rod, great, Solidago gigantea, St. Justina, 

 A. D. 304. 



27. Star-wort, white and small-leaved, N. American, 

 Aster multiflorus, St. Delphina, A. D. 1323. 



28. Golden-rod, evergreen, Solidago sempervirens, St. 

 Eustochium, Vicar, A. D. 419. 



29. Michaelmas Daisy, Aster tradescanti, St. Michael, 

 and all Angels. The dedication of St. Michael's church. 



30. Amaryllis, golden, Amaryllis aurea, St. Jerome, 

 Priest, Doctor of the church, A. D. 420. 



OCTOBER. 



1. Amaryllis, lowly, Amaryllis humilis, St. Remigius, 

 Bishop of Rheims, A. D. 533. 



