78 LENT. 



MARCH 18. St. Alexander of Jerusalem, b. m, 

 A.D. 251. 

 St. Cyril of Jerusalem, abp. c, a.d. 386. 

 St. Edward the king, martyr. 

 St. Anselm, bishop of Lucca. 

 St. Fridian, bishop of Lucca. 



Obs. St. Alexander was cotemporary with Origen, with whom 

 he studied in the successive times of St. Partenus and St. Clement. 

 He made a bold confession of his faith in the persecution of Severus 

 in the year 204. He was for some years afterwards joint Bishop of 

 Jerusalem with St. Narcissus. He died in chains at Caesarea. 



St. Cyril was Archbishop of Jerusalem. It was in his time that 

 the Jews attempted to rebuild the temple of Jerusalem under direc- 

 tion of Julian the Apostate ; which project was frustrated by earth- 

 quakes and meteors ; and the Christian writers of those times have 

 related the extraordinary appearance of a cross in the atmosphere 

 encircled with a halo of light, which finally closed all further endea- 

 vours to rebuild the temple. The writings of St. Cyril are much 

 celebrated. 



Great Leopard's bane Doronicum Pardalianches H. 



We find in reverting to a published journal that this plant is 

 recorded today by the name of Flower of St. Cyril. It is however 

 only in mild seasons that it blows so early, the usual time of its 

 flowering being from Ladytide till May, and afterwards sparingly 

 a<'ain in autumn. It is a handsome plant of the sort, and will grow 

 in groves and sheltered places, where some plants will not thrive : 

 it o-rows wild in various parts of Europe, and has been found in the 

 county of Essex and in Scotland, though it may perhaps have escaped 

 from gardens. Its colour is yellow, and it has no smell. Any 

 soil almost suits it. 



Primroses, Polyanthuses, and Violets, begin now to be more 

 common. Dandelions and Daisies are seen by roadsides and in 

 gardens, the Hepaticas are very brilliant. Early Daffodils begin to 

 felow abundantly. 



Sweet Peas ought now to be sown in dry soils. 



