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14. Laurel, Portugal, Cerasus lusitanica, St. Law- 

 rence, Archbishop of Dublin, 1180. 



15. Colt's-foot, sweet-scented, Tussilago fragrans, St. 

 Gertrude, Abbess, 1292. 



16. Hemp, African bow-string, Sanseviera guineensis, 

 St. Edmund, Archbishop of Canterbury, A. D. 1242. 



17- Stramony, or Thorn Apple tree, Datura arborea, 

 St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop, A. D. 270. 



18. Passion-Flower, notched-leafed, with curling rays to 

 flower, Passiflora serratifolia, dedication of the churches 

 of St. Peter and St. Paul, at Rome. 



19. Passion-Flower, apple fruited, Passiflora malifor- 

 mis, St. Elizabeth, of Hungary, A. D. 1231. 



20. Stapelia, red, Stapelia rubra, St. Edmund, King 

 and Martyr, 870. 



21. Sorrel, wood, Oxalis grandiflora, the presentation 

 of the B. V. Mary. 



22. Sorrel, wood, tube-flowered, Oxalis tubiflora, St. 

 Cecilia, A. D. 230. 



St. Cecilia, a Sicilian Martyr. She is the tutular 

 Saint and Patroness of Music, particularly of Sacred Music. 

 She is supposed to be the inventress of the organ; and to 

 have drawn down an Angel from Heaven by the music of her 

 voice. 



At last divine Cecilia came, 



Inventress of the vocal frame; 

 The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, 



Enlarg'd the former narrow bounds, 



And added length, to solemn sounds, 

 With Nature's Mother-wit, and arts unknown before. 



Let old Timotheus yield the prize, 

 Or both divide the crown; 



He rais'd a mortal to the skies; 



She brought an Jlngel down. Dry den. 



23. Sorrel, convex, Oxalis convexula, St. Clement, 

 Pope, A. D. 100. 



24. Stapelia, starry, Stapelia radiata, St. John of the 

 cross, A. D. 1591. 



25. Butterbur, sweet, Tussilago fragrans, St. Catha- 

 rine, Patroness of Spinsters, 3rd Century. 



26. Sorrel, linear, Oxalis linearis, St. Conrad, Bishop 

 of Constance, 976. 



27. Sorrel, lupine-leaved, Oxalis lupinifolia, St. Virgil, 

 Bishop of Saltzburg, A. D. 784. 



28. Stapelia, variegated, Stapelia variegata, St. Stephen 

 the younger, 764. 



29. Sphenogyne, Sphenogyne pilrftora, St. Saturninus, 

 Bishop, A. D. 257. 



30. Sorrel, three-coloured, Oxalis tricolor, St. Sapor, 

 Bishop. 



November 30th is St. Andrew's Day, Patron saint of 

 Scotland, one of the Apostles. A Martyr. The form of the 

 cross of St. Andrew, is believed to be that of the letter X, 

 styled a cross Decussate. The Muscovites, say he preached 

 among them, and claim him as the tutular saint of their Em- 

 pire. 



DECEMBER. 



1. Stapelia, dark, Stapelia pulla, St. Eligius, Bishop of 

 Noyon, A. D. 659. 



2. Geodorum, lemon, Geodorum citrinwn, St. Bibiania, 

 A. D. 363. 



3. Indian Tree, Euphorbia tirucalli, St. Francis Xavier, 

 A. D. 1552. 



4. Goose-berry, Barbadoes, Cactus pereskia, St. Peter 

 Chrysologus, 450. 



5. Hibiscus, long-stalked, Hibiscus pedunculatus, St. 

 Crispina, A. D. 304. 



6. Heath, nest-flowered, Erica nudiflora, St. Nicholas, 

 Archbishop of Myra, 342. 



7. Achania, hairy, Jlchania pilosa, St. Ambrose, A. D. 

 397. 



8. Arbor Vitae, American, Thuja occidentalis, the B. V. 

 Mary. 



9. Spruce, Corsican, Pinus Laricio, St. Leocadia, 304. 



10. Cypress, Portugal, Cupressus pendula, St. Eulalia. 



11. Pine, Aleppo, Pinus halepensis, St. Damascus, 

 Pope, 384. 



12. Heath, crowded, Erica abietina, St. Eadburge, A. D. 

 751. 



13. Arbor Vitae, African, Thuja cupressoides, St. Lucy, 

 A Syracuse Martyr, A. D. 304. 



14. Pine, swamp, Pinus palustris, St. Spiridion, Arch- 

 bishop, A. D. 348. 



15. Pine, pitch, Pinus resinosa, St. Florence, Abbot. 



16. Arbor VitaB, Chinese, Thuja orientalis, St. Alice, or 

 Adelaide, Empress, A. D. 999. 



17. Cedar, white, Cupressus thyoides, St. Olympias, 

 A. D. 410. 



18. Cypress, New Holland, Cupressus australis, St. 

 Winebald, 760. 



19. Heath, two-coloured, Erica bicolor, St. Samthana, 

 Abbess, 738. 



20. Pine, stone, Pinus pinea, St. Philogonius, Bishop 

 of Antioch, 322. 



21. Sparrow-wort, Erica passerina, St. Thomas, the 

 Apostle. 



22. Heath, pellucid, Erica pellucida, St. Cyril, A. D. 

 881. 



23. Cedar of Lebanon, Pinus cedrus, St. Victoria, 250. 



24. Pine, frankincense, Pinus tseda, Sts. Thrasilla, and 

 Emiliana. 



25. Holly, Ilex aculeata baccifera, the nativity of our 

 Saviour. 



Some say, that ever 'gainst that season comes 

 Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, 

 This bird of dawning singeth all night long. 

 And then, they say, no spirit stirs abroad; 

 The nights are wholesome; then no planet strikes j 

 No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm 

 So hallow'd, and so gracious is the time. 



Shaks. Hamlet. 



Christmas, the joyous period of the year! 

 Now with bright Holly all the temples strow, 

 With Laurel, green, and sacred Mistletoe. 



With Holly and ivy, 



So green and so gay, 

 We deck up our houses 



As fresh as the day 



Gay. 



