172 MIDSUMMER TIDE. 



JUNE 20. St. SiLVERius, pope and martyr, a. d. 538. 



St. Gobain of Ireland, martyr, 656. 



St. Idaberga, virgin. 



St. Bain, bishop of Teronanne, 711. 



Obs, Silverius was the son of Pope Hormisdas, who had been en- 

 gaged in wedlock before he entered the ministry. After a vacancy 

 of forty-seven days, Silverius was chosen pope, and ordained on the 

 8th of June in 536. For refusing to acknowledge an heretical 

 bishop, Tiiodore the empress caused him to be deposed and banished 

 to the Island of Palraaria, where he died in a short time of hard 

 usage, on the 20th of June, 538. — In Flanders Ste. Florence ? 



Doubtful Poppy Papaver duhium fullest fl. 



Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria fl. 



Scarlet Lychnis Lychnis Chalcedonica fl. 

 . Jerusalem Sage Phlomis lunarifolia full fl. 



Marvel of Peru Mirabilis Jalapa fl. 



The Scarlet Lychnis has also many names, as indeed have most 

 of the species. It is called Scarlet Lightning, Flower of Constanti- 

 nople, Flower of Bristow, Campion of Constantinople, and Nonesuch. 

 The French call it Croix de Jerusalem, Croix de Maltha, Fleur de 

 Constantinople ; the Italians, Croce di Cavalieri ; the Spaniards, 

 C'ruces de Jerusalem ; and the Portuguese, Cruz de Malta. 



The Wild Lychnis, also called Wild Campion, of which Lychnis 

 Dioica, the doubleflowered varieties, both red and white, are known 

 in gardens by the name of Bachelor's Buttons, are very ornamental, 

 continue long in flower, and blow at the same time with the Meadow 

 Lychnis. 



The Scarlet Lychnis is increased by cuttings, by seeds, and by 

 parting the roots, and the double sort by cuttings, which, however, 

 are very uncertain, and frequently fail. 



The Marvel of Peru, though first brought to us from that place, is 

 also a native of Africa, China, the East and West Indies. The 

 colours vary from white to red, purple, yellow, red and yellow, purple 

 and yellow, purple and white ; sometimes all these colours are seen 

 in the same plant, which, being very full of blossom has a handsome 

 appearance. It flowers now and through July, August, September, 

 and, in mild seasons, till Lutes Tide. In warm weather the flowers 

 do not open till the evening ; but when the weather is cool, or the 

 sun obscured, they will open in the da\time ; its hours of rest being 

 exactly the reverse of most plants. 



The Forked Marvel of Peru is a native of Mexico ; it is very 

 similar to the former species, but the flowers are smaller, and do not 

 vary in their colour, which is a reddish purple. It is common in the 

 islands of the West Indies, where it is called Four o'Clock Flower, 

 from the flowers opening at that time of the day. 



A pious virgin's Posy of Prayers should be as a Marvel of Peru 

 Plant, made up of different colours, and wearing different com- 

 plexions, according to the several wants of every hour in the day and 

 every season of the year. — Florilegium, 



