ASSUMPTION TIDE. 225 



AUG. 12. St. Clare, virgin and abbess, a.d, 1253. 

 St. Euplius, martyr, 304. 

 St. jMuredach, bishop ia Ireland, 440. 



Obs. St Clare was born at Assisium in 1193. On the 18th of 

 March, 1212, she made her escape from home, accompanied by 

 another devout young woman, and was placed by St. Francis in the 

 Benedictine nunnery of St. Paul. The poor Clares date from this 

 epoch the foundation of their order, of which St. Clare was the 

 abbess. This holy virgin sweetly expired amidst the prayers and 

 tears of her community, on the 11th of August, 1253, in the forty 

 second year of her religious profession, and tlie sixtieth of her 

 a"e. — Butler. 



Marsh Sowthistle Sonchus palustris full fl 

 Crowned Rudbeckia Rudbeckia columnuris fl. 

 Narrow Rudbeckia Rudbeckia augustijolia fl. 

 Job's Tears Coix lachryynata full fl. 

 Clary Salvia Sclarea full fl. 



The various species of Rudbeckia and other autumnal syngene- 

 cious plants now coming into blow constitute the bulk of the Flora 

 of our late summer and early autumn. They are sliowy only at a 

 distance, and do not bear a minute investigation of their beauties. 



Some beautiful species of Sage now flower, and some of them 

 continue till late in autumn. Sometimes that beautiful species 

 Salvia cocciiiea, whose flower is bright scarlet, is at this time in blow, 

 and if the weather should become cool in next month it will require 

 the shelter of the greenhouse. 



The seeds of Sweet WilUams, Lychnis, and others, should now 

 be 'gathered. Lunary Lunaria annua recorded as flowering in 

 April may still be found in seed, and its round flat pods resembling 

 the forms of spectacles has given it evidently the names of j\Ioonwort 

 in English, and Herbe aui Lunettes in French. Its Latin name, 

 too, implies its resemblance to the form of the moon, and from the 

 same circumstance the French name for spectacles is derived. The 

 iseedpods have also caused it to be called Pennyflower, Money- 

 flower, Satinflower, Silverflower, Silverbloom, and other similar 

 names in English, Dutch, and German. Its branches are dried 

 and stuck up in winter's bowpots amonj; Xeranthema. Chaucer 

 says it is one of the plants used in incantation : 



And lierbes coude I tell eke many on. 

 As Egremaine, Valerian, and Lunarie, 

 And utlier swiche, if that nie list to tarie. 

 Our lamps brenning bothe night and day. 

 To bring about our craft if that we may. 

 Our fourneis eke of caliination. 

 And of wateres albification. 



And Drayton speaks of its magical virtues : 

 Emnanting I.unary here lies, 

 In sorceries excelling. 



