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MARCH ] 1. St. Eulogius of Cordova, m. a.d.859. 

 St. Sophronius, patriarch of Jerusalem, c. 

 St. Aengus, bishop and confessor. 

 St. Constantine, martyr. 



Obs. St. Eulogius was of Senatorian family at Cordova. He 

 suffered decapitation on the 11th of March, i(59, for refusing com- 

 pliance with the Mohammedan religion. 



St. Sophronius was native of Damascus and Patriarch of Jerusalem 

 in the seventh century. 



St. Aengus was called also Kele De in Scotland, afterwards cor- 

 rupted into Caldee, a word signifying worshipper of God, and which 

 afterwards became applied to the monks of St. Andrews and to 

 other religious persons. 



Cornish Heath Erica vagans flowers. 



This plant, said to be originally a native of Cornwall, is now just 

 beginning to flower in mild years. It is in full bloom about Lady- 

 tide, and so continues through April. 



About this time the common Dandelion Leontodon Taraxacum 

 begins to flower, but in this plant as in others the seasons make a 

 great difference in the time of blov.ing. In 1822, when the spring 

 was remarkably mild, it was by this time pretty common. In the 

 present late spring scarcely one flower of this plant could be found 

 today. In 1822 again Daffodils and Great Jonquils were full 

 blown, and mixed with the Crocuses, Hepaticas, and Hellebores ; 

 and the Marigold was just out. In the present year there was not 

 one sinole Daffodil or Jonquil in flower. In 1824 Daffodils just 

 coming into blow. In 1822 we had Spinach and many fresh vege- 

 tables for the use of the table, to help out the Lenten Abstinence : 

 this year vegetation is a month behind the usual time. 



