'^^ ST. Paul's tide. 



JAN. 30. St. Martina, virgin martyr in 3(1 age, 

 St. Bathildes, queen of France, a.d. 680. 

 St. Aldegondes, virgin. 

 St. Barsimaeus. 



Pad. — Julian Cal. 



Obs. St. Martina was a Roman virgin of noble origin. In that 

 city there was a chapel dedicated to her in the time of St. Gregory 

 the Great, which was frequented with great devotion. Her relicks 

 were found and translated in 1634. and the history of their 

 translation is recorded by Honoratus of Viterbo. 



It seems that the pagan Romans dedicated today to the imaginary 

 goddess or emblem of peace. 



Common Maidenhair Asplenium Trichomanes fr. 



This plant, which religious fancy has dedicated to St. ^lartina, is 

 said to have been originally called Our Lady's Hair or Cheveux de 

 Notre Dame. 



Larks now congregate, and fly to the warm stubble for shelter ; 

 and the Nuthatch Sitta Europaea is heard. The shelless Snail or 

 Slug makes its appearance, and commences its depredations on 

 garden plants and green wheat. The Misselthrush begins its sons. 

 The Hedge Sparrow and the Thrush begin to sing. The Wren also 

 pipes her lay, even among the flakes of snow. The Titmouse pulls 

 straw out of the thatch, in search of insects; Linnets congresate; 

 and Rooks resort to their nest trees. Pullets begin to lay. Many 

 young lambs are now dropped. 



The House Sparrow chirps , the Bat appears ; Spiders shoot out 

 their webs; and the Blackbird whistles. The Fieldfares, Red- 

 wings, Skylarks, and Titlarks, resort to watered meadows for food, 

 and are in part supported by the Gnats which are on the snow, 

 near the water. The tops of tender turnips and ivy berries afford 

 food for the graminivorous birds, such as the Ringdove, and others : 



While yet the vvheaten blade 

 Scarce shoots above the newfaJl'n show'r of snow, 

 The Skylark's note, in short excursion, warbles ; 

 Yes ! ev'n amid the dayobscuring fall ^ 



I've marked his winnowing the feathery flakes. 



