200 FORTY DAYS OF ST. SWITHIN. 



JULY 18. St. Symphouosa and her seven sons, 

 martyrs, a.d. 120. 

 St. Philastrius, bishop, 384. 

 St. Arnoul, bishop, 640. 

 St. Arnoul, martyr, 534. 

 St. Frederic, bp. and martyr, 838. 

 St. Odulph, confesso/. 

 St. Bruno, bishop of Segni, 1125. 



06s. St. Symphorosa was widow of St. Getulius, who had been 

 crowned with martyrdom with his brother Amantius. Refusing to 

 sacrifice to the idols, she was cruelly tormented and put to death by 

 crders of the Emperor Adrian, who the next day sent for her seven 

 sons, and on their refusing to obey his orders they were also executed. 



Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum coronarium full fl. 



Sunflower Heliantlnis annuus fl. 



Cardiac Mint Mentha gentilis fl. 



Horse Mint Mentha villosa fl. 



Spear Mint Mentha viridis fl. 



Marsh Mint Mentha palustris fl. 



Ber^amot Mint Mentha odorata fl. 



Curled Mint Mentha crispu fl. 



Cat Mint Nepeta cataria fl. 



Wood Sage Teucrium Scorodonia fl. 



The various Mints above described now flower; they are all ol 

 them more or less useful as potherbs, but the Spear Mint and the 

 Bergamot have generally been preferred ; the Curled Mint, how- 

 ever, though less in use, is the most powerfully odorific. and may be 

 used with advantage. Mint of all sorts, Sweet Basil, Sweet Marjo- 

 rum, Thyme, Balm, lavage. Rue, Sage, Chevril, and Tanzy, should 

 be kept "in all good olatory gardens. They may all be cultivated 

 with very little care, and amply repay the cultivation, being both 

 aoreeable and wholesome. 



"Ground Ivy, Penny Royal, Goosegrass, and many oiher wild 

 herbs which grow under our hedges, formed once the chief medi- 

 cines of Europe. IVIost of them are salubrious, and their power over 

 eruptive complaints is well known. Numberless are the cures still 

 made of constitutional diseases by means of these simple medicines 

 by country female practitioners, who have received the traditional 

 knowledge of their virtues from the monks and friars of antient 

 times. 



