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SEPT, 17. St. Lambert, bishop and m. a.d. 709. 

 St. Columba, virgin and martyr, 853. 

 St. Hildegardis, virgin and abbess, 1179. 

 St. Rouin, abbot, 680. 

 SS. Socrates and Stephen, martyr. 



Obs. St. Lambert succeeded St. Theodard in the episcopal see of 

 Maestrecht. He discharged himself of his duties without human 

 respect or fear, imploring light and strength from above by assiduous 

 humble prayer, through divers changes in government. St. Lambert 

 was expelldd from his see, and retired to the monastery of Havelo 

 with only two of his domestics. He was restored to his see by 

 Pepin of Herstol, to which he returned with redoubled fervour. The 

 greatest disorders prevailed then in France ; two brothers by their 

 violence and plunder of the church of Maestrecht were become so 

 insupportable, that they were slain by certain relations of St. Lam- 

 bert. Dodo, a kinsman of the two voung men, sought revenge upon 

 the holy bishop ; a troop of enemies, entering his house, put to the 

 sword all they met ; and one of them throwing a dart at the holy 

 bishop slew him : this happened on the 17th of September, 709. 



The Church again celebrates today the miraculous stigmate of St. 

 Francis, the founder of the Franciscan Order. See his life by Butler. 



Narrov^leaved Mallow Malva augustifolia still fl. 

 Orangecoloured Jacquinia Jac^'Minia auruntiaca st.il. 



Some of the earlier autumnal Pears now ripen, which suggests to 

 us the expediency of pointing out, at a time of year when the country 

 gentleman may have a choice, the following list, being such of the 

 best sorts as may be selected for a small gaiden :— The Musk Pear, 

 the Windsor, the Jargonelle, the Cuisse Madame, the Green Chissel, 

 the Summer Bergamot, the Summer Bonchretien, the Swan's Egg, 

 the Autumn Bergamot, the Gunsel'sBergamot, the Orange Bergamot, 

 the Brown Buerre, the Golden Beurie, the iJoyenne, the Crasane, 

 the Winter Bonchrttien, the Chaumonselle, tiie St. Geimaine, the 

 Maitre Jean, the Bergamot de Basque, the d'Auch, I'Eschasserie. 

 To these we might add many more excellent Pears which are 

 oTown in large gardens in this country, and others which we have 

 seen in France, without any particular names. Indeed the varieties 

 of the Pear are almost as numerous as those of the Apple ; and fresh 

 sorts are every now and then added to the catalogue by the Lusus 

 Naturae which takes place in the formation of the seeds. 



The above list of Pears will furnish a regular succession of fruit. 

 Li a large garden the following might be added : — Ihe Avoret, the 

 Cassolette, the Red Orange Pear, Beurre llouge, Swiss Bergamot, 

 St. Austin, la Paslorelle, tlie Long Green Pear, and many others. 



