134: PROSERPINA. 



' Lucy the Queen ' (Spring Gentian), or in simpler English, 

 ' Lucy of Teesdale,' as ' Harry of Monmouth.' The ruling 

 flowers of groups which bear names not yet accepted for 

 names of girls, will be called simply ' Domina,' or shortly 

 'Donna.' 'Rubra domina' (wild raspberry) : the wild straw- 

 berry, because of her use in heraldry, will bear a name of her 

 own, exceptional, ' Cora coronalis. 



26. These main points being understood, and concessions 

 made, we may first arrange the greater orders of land plants 

 in a group of twelve, easily remembered, and with very little 

 forcing. There must be some forcing always to get things 

 into quite easily tenable form, for Nature always has her ins 

 and outs. But it is curious how fitly and frequently the num- 

 ber of twelve may be used for memoria technica ; and in this 

 instance the Greek derivative names fall at once into harmony 

 with the most beautiful parts of Greek mythology, leading on 

 to early Christian tradition. 



27. Their series will be, therefore, as follows : the princi- 

 pal subordinate groups being at once placed under each of 

 the great ones. The reasons for occasional appearance of 

 inconsistency will be afterwards explained, and the English 

 and French forms given in each case are the terms which 

 would be used in answering the rapid question, ' Of what 

 order is this flower?' the answer being, It is a 'Cyllenid,' a 

 ' Pleiad,' or a ' Vestal,' as one would answer of a person, he is 

 a Knight of St. John or Monk of St. Benedict ; while to the 

 question, of what gens, we answer, a Stella or an Erica, as 

 one would answer of a person, a Stuart or Plantagenet. 



i. CHARITES. 



ENG. CHARIS. FR. RHODIADE. 

 Rosa. Persica. Pomum. Rubra. Fragaria. 



n. URAOTDES. 

 ENG. TJRANID. FR. URANIDE. 



Lucia. Campanula. Convoluta, 



