104 FAMILIAR WILD FLOWERS. 



ring, a crucifix having- beside it a lily, in allusion to the 

 heraldic insignia of France, and a daisy, referring to the 

 name of his wife Margaret, daughter of Raymond 

 Beranger, Count of Toulouse, who accompanied him on 

 the sixth crusade. The ring was thus the sign of 

 all he held most dear religion, his country, and his 

 bride. In Wales the daisy is again the eye of the day, 

 or Llygad y Dydd. The daisy is perhaps seen in greatest 

 profusion in the early summer when the meadows are 

 often a sheet of white from the countless blossoms, 

 but it may more or less commonly be met with almost 

 throughout the year. The plant is found in such abun- 

 dance through Britain that any attempt at verbal 

 description is entirely superfluous. 



