130 APPARITION TIDE. 



MAY 9. St. Gregory NAziANZEN,b. c. a.d. 389. 

 St. Hermas. 



St. Nicholas, bishop and confessor, 



St. Brynoth, bishop and confessor. 



Obs. St. Gregory, who from his profound skill in sacred learning 

 is surnamed the Theologian, was a native of Arianzum, an obscure 

 village in Nazianzum. Maximus, a native of Alexandria, under an 

 hypo^critical exterior caused himself to be ordained Bishop of Con- 

 stantinople in a clandestine manner by certain bishops, who lately 

 arrived on that intent. The Emperor Theodosius rejected him with 

 indignation, and St. Gregory was prevailed upon to accept the holy 

 see, "but a council was necessary to declare it vacant. The bishops 

 of Egypt arriving at the council complained that Gregory's election 

 was^uncanonical, %vho, seeing a great ferment among the prelates 

 and people, gave up his rights, wishing that the see might be filled 

 by a person capable and willing to defend the faith. St. Gregory 

 spent the last time of his life in retirement, till his death in 389. 

 Some Aspirations of St. Gregory Nazianzen are mentioned by St. 

 Francis of Sales in his " Introduction a la Vie Devote." 



Solomon's Seal Convallaria Polygonatum flowers. 

 Manyflowered Solomon's Seal Convallaria multi- 

 Jiora flowers. 



Rough Cdmfrey Sijmphetum asperritman flowers. 

 Forster's Comfrey Symphetum Forsteri^ovfers. 



Forster's Comfrey, introduced to us by the late Mr. T. F. Forster, 

 resembles the Rough Comfrey, but has redder flowers and a smaller 

 leaf. We believe it to be what is called a variety, but at the same 

 time we protest against the distinction between a permanent variety 

 and a species ; ft is a modern piece of humbug, and altogether at 

 variance with true philosophy, besides being capable of perfect refu- 

 tation from a careful examination of nature. Species is only very 

 permanent variety, and has had the same oiigin. 



Gooseberries are now set. Peas and Beans sometimes ga- 

 thered. 



