246 AUSTIN TIDE. 



SEPT. 2. Sr.STEPiiEN.kingofHungary, A.D. 1038, 



St. Justus, abp. of Lyons, 390, 



St. William, bishop of Roschild, 1067. 



B. Margaret, virgin and martyr in 13th cent. 



Si. Lazarus. — Fk. Cal. 



Obs. St. Stephen was son of Geysa the fourth Duke of Hun- 

 gary, who was converted by the conversation he had with some 

 Christian captives. His wife Sarloth had a vision of St. Stephen, 

 who told her in a dream that the child of which she was pregnant 

 should complete the work of Christianizing Hungary, and when born 

 she therefore called him Stephen. He became a saint of extraordi- 

 nary virtue, and died in his sixtieth year on the festival of the 

 Assumption of Our Lady. Innocent XL appointed his festival to 

 be kept today, but in Hungary they celebrate the 20th of August, 

 being the translation of his relics. 



The French Calendar, which is often taken from the Breviary of 

 the Canons Regular of St. Augustine, commemorates St, Lazarus 

 today. 



This day is the anniversary of the Fire of London, and reminds 

 one of the monstrous lie contained in the monumental inscription on 

 Fishstreet Hill. 



Golden Rod Solidago Virgaurea full fl. 

 Rosecoioured Passion Flower Passijiora incarnata 

 still fl. 



Blue Passion Flower Passijiora coerulea full fl. 

 Hirsute Passion Flower Passijiora hirsuta fl. 



Passiflora ii a beautiful genus. T.;e Rosecoioured Passion Flower is a na- 

 tive of Virginia, ami is the species which was first known in Europe. It hae 

 since been in great measure superseded by the Blue Passion Flower, which i? 

 harly enough to flower in the open air, and makes an elegant tapestry for an 

 nnsisrhtly wall. The leaves ot this in the autumn are of the most brilliant 

 crimson.'and when the sun is shining upon them seem to transport one to the 

 gardens of Pluto. The rosecoioured, however, is better adapted for pots ; and, 

 if sheltered from frost, will thrire without artificial heat. In mild weather it 

 may be allowed fresh air, and in the summer will enjoy a full exposure to it. 

 The flowers are purple and white, very handsome, and sweet, but of short du- 

 ration, opening in the morning, and fading at eventide. 



The last kind requires a stove, and all are better treated by placing their 

 roots in a greenhouse, and training their tendrils all about the outside. 

 TTie Passion F'oiver. 

 Yon mystic flower, with gold and azure bright. 

 Whose stem luxuriant speaks a vigorous root. 

 Unfolds her blossoms to the morn's salute. 

 That close and die in the embrace of night. 

 No luscious fruits the cheated taste invite ; 

 Her shortlived blossoms, ere they lead to fruit, 

 Demand a genial clime, and suns that shoot 



Their rays direct, witii undiminished liiiht. 

 Thus Hope, the Passion Flower of human life, 

 Whose wild luxuriance mocks the pruner's knife. 

 Profuse in promise, makes a like display 

 Of evanescent blooms, that last a day ! 

 To cheer the mental eye, no more is given : 

 The fruit is only to be found in Heaven ! 



Dr. Edmund Carlwright. 



