132 WIUTSUN TIDE 



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MAY 11. St. Mammertus, b. and c. a.d. 477. 



St. Maicul, abbot of Cluni, confessor, 994. 



Ohs. St. Rlammertus archliisliop of Vienne in Dauphin^, in 

 which see he succeeded Simplicius in the fifth age, was a prelate 

 renowned in the church for his sanctity, learning, and miracles. He 

 instituted the fasts and supplications called the Rogations. St, 

 Mammertus died in 477, and is commemorated in the Roman 

 Martyrology. 



Yellow Asphodel Asphodelus luteus in full flower. 



Hawthorn Crategus Oxycantha flowers. 



Cow's Parsley Caucalus ayithriscus flowers. 



Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium flowers. 



Field Rush Juncus campestris. 



Marsh Crowfoot Ranunculus aquatilis. 



The Hawthorn, White Thorn, or May Bush, now flowers plenti- 

 fully, and continues till after Barnaby Tide to ornament our hedges ; 

 at the present time it may be contrasted with the Black Thorn or 

 Sloe, still in blossom. Large Hawthorn Bushes standing singly or 

 in rows in fields and meadows often occur, and are big enough to 

 afford shelter from both sun and showers. The poet says. 



Every shepherd tells his tale 

 Under the Hawthorn in the dale. 



And another poet, in " Verses on Spring," says. 

 In every hedge the Hawthorn blooms. 

 And the wild Woodlark chants his early song. 



Dragon Fly Li ellula puella appears. 



The sort of Dragon Fly which now appears in our gardens, and 

 particularly about water, is of a small size ; some have bright blue 

 and others reddish bodies, and they continue all the rest of the sum- 

 mer. The large sort do not come out till late in the aestival season. 



