160 WIIITSUN TIDE. 



JUNE 8. St. Medard, bishop in the 6th age. 

 St. Gildard, bishop in 511. 

 St." MaximinuSj bishop 1st cent. 

 St. Williain, archbishop of York, 1154. 

 St. Clou, bishop and confessor, 696. 

 St. Syra, virgin of Ireland, 7th cent. 



Obs. St. Medard was born at Salency in Picardy about the yeat 

 457. He took holy orders at thirty three years old, and was conse- 

 crated bishop by Remigus, who had baptized the King Clovis in 496, 

 Having acquitted himself of the duties of his pastoral charge with 

 the utmost zeal and piety, St. Medard after a short illness rested 

 from his labours, in a very advanced age, in the sixth century, 

 according to Le Cointe in 545, according to Pagi in 561. 



The Missal used in England has the Collect today for St. William 

 of York. 



Moneywort Lysimachia nuvimularia flowers. 



Monkeyflower Mimulus luteus flowers. 



Striated Marica Marica striata flowers. 



Sweet Williams Dianthus harbatus fl, raro. 



Sword Lily Gladiolus communis full flower. 



Great Sword Lily Gladiolus Byzantinus full flower. 



Portugal Iris Iris Lusitanica defl. 



It seems that the common name of .Sweet Williams, or rather Sweet St. 

 Williams, originated in the circumstance of the plants flowering first on the 

 Fesliviil of St. V\illi:im of York. It is in full flower on the day of another 

 St. William, June 25. This plant should be raised often from seed, in order 

 to produce new varieties. The different varieties of this plant have obtained 

 very different names. The whiter sort are called Painted Lady; the more 

 crimson, Sops in Wine. The names of this plant in many languages are con- 

 founded with those which more properly belong to the Pinli. It is only a few 

 rare (lowers which now ap[iear on this plant, the general flowering being from 

 about the 18th of this month lo Lammas Tide. 



We have already enumerated many I rides now in flower; the Portugal spe- 

 cies noticed today is a veiy handsome plant. 



Shalvspeare appears to consider the Iris as a Lily only by courtesy : 



Lilies of all kinds. 



The Flower de Luce being one. 



G. Fletcher gives a pretty picture of this flower : 



The Flowers de Luce, and the round sparks of dew 



That huiiir upon their azure leaves, did shew 



Like twinkling stars, that sparkle in the evening blue. 



Drayton expressly distinguishes the Flower de Luce from the Lily ; 

 The Lily, and theFleurde Lis, 

 For colour much contenting; 

 For that 1 them do only piize. 

 They are but poor in scenting. 



