23S 
. Fern, ane, Osmunda regalis, St. Ethelbert, King 
of Kent Eng 
25. sharon nose eal persica, St. Walburg, 
Abbess of Swabia. |. Germ 
26. Periwinkle, lesser, "Vinea minor, St. Victor, Tth 
Century. 
27. ere: Pulmonaria officinalis, St. Leander, 
Bishop, a = 
28. Cro ook Crocus vernus, St. Benge m Pa- 
triarch of ‘iasmarin As D. 557. 
MARCH. 
. Leek, ee ae porrum, St. David of Wales, 
hatin AUD. 
Wearing the Leek, was customary in the time of 
Shakspeare. It is noticad 4 in his K. H. 
The —- Fluellen, wears his leck i in the battle 
of at 
2. Chickweed, dwarf mouse-ear, Cerastium pumilum, 
St. Chad, or Ceada, Martyr under the Lombards, in the 
6th Century 
3. Marigold, ole Mesembryanthemum aureum, 
7 Cunegu andes, E A. D. 1640. 
. Chickweed, common, cisn media, St. Casimir, 
Prine of Poland, A. 
. Hellebore, green, "Sabri viridis, St. Adrian, 
6. Lily, lent, Pseudo-narcissus multiplex, St. Colette, 
Bish 
t. "Daffodil, early, Narcissus simplex, St.. Perpetua. 
She was martyTed, under the Emperor "Severus, A. D. 
“7 
. Rose, ever-blowing, Rosa semperflorens, St. Rosa, 
of Vine terbo, A. 1261. 
gt great, "Narcissus letus, St. Felix, A. D. 6 
9. Daffodil, pie etticoat, Narcissus’ Fitcoostiom: 
Catharine of Bologna, A. D. 1463. 
. Chickweed, upright, Veronica triphyllos, St. Droc- 
Presid Abbot, A. D. 580 
11. Heath, cornish, Erica vagans, St. Eulogius, of 
Cordova, is De 3512 
xia, or cae eee Mistletoe, Ixia bulbocodium, 
or Viscum albus _— St. Gregory, the Great, Pretor 
f Rome, A. D. 5 
13. Heart’s ue Viola ssa St. Euphrasia, A.D. 
410. 
14. Bindweed, mountain, Selden alpina, St. Maud, 
or Matilda, Queen, A. D. 96 
olt’s-foot, ‘comme, Ducsleg farfara, St. Zache- 
ry, Pope, A. D. 
15. ae lasting —St. Abraham, Hermit, Century 
the 4 
a ‘Snail, nodding, Narcissus nutans, St. Julian, 
of Cilicia 
ye Viale, Sone Viola odorata, St. Gertrude, Ab- ' 
17. as, White Trefoil, or Dutch cloyer, Trifo- 
lium repens, Patrick, Apostle of Ireland. 
— 
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8. Leopard’s bane, great, Doronicum pardalianches, 
Bt. Cyrill, Archbishop of Jerusalem, A. D, 386. 
19. Star of sey 8 yellow, Ornithogalum lutetim, 
St. Joseph, sp Virgin M 
20. Violet, mad 8, Piola canina, St. " Walfran, Arch- 
_— of Sens, A.D. 7 
. Fu imitory, bulbous, Fumaria bulbosa, St. Bennet, 
or Sinlies, Abbot, sea of the order of St. Bene- 
ye of Rome, A. D 
“deed vernd, a ‘ces of Sweden, Abbess, 
*, » 1381. 
. Daffodil, peerless, Narcissus , incomparabilis, St. 
Pie econ Turibius, Archbishop of Lima, A. D. 1606 
4, ifrage, golden, Chrysosplenium eppentflin, 
St. Ireneus, Bishop of Sirmium, A. D. 3 
25. Marigold, Calendula officinalis, prada of 
a ary. 
. Henbane, on leafed, Jy Se ptt scopa- 
lia, ‘at Braulio, Bishop of Saragossa, A 
7. Jonquil yey er odors; ei John, of 
BeyP Hermit, A. 
capard’s Ht totes Plantagineum, St. 
Prizes "9 
Ox nt or great cowslip, Priumla elatior, St. 
ercaaes Abbot, A. D. 625. 
Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis, St. Jonas, A. D. 3 
30. Water-cress, Cardamine hirsuta, St. John, of ch 
macus. 
Daffodil, lesser, Narcissus minor, St. Zozimus, Bishop 
of ma use, 60. 
Bly enjatin tree, hey benzoin, St. Benjamin, 
sani Martyr, A. D. 4 
APRIL 1. ALL FOOL’S DAY. 
The Rom 
Venus, the 
a is customary on this i. to practise jocular decep- 
ns, as various, as the fancies of the gay youngsters, 
bers delight i in playing 0 off the humors of the day, upon 
all ages s and ranks, that come in their way. 
. Mer reury, French aa Mercurialis annua, St. 
sgh Bishop, A. D.1 
nt white, Fiala alba, St. Francis, of Paula, A 
Galera 
3. Alkaset, ebigeae Anchusa sempervirens, St. 
Ageps, A. epee 
. Crown perial, Red Aegis: imperialis, St. 
iia Bishop a of Seville, A. D. 636. 
. Crown Imperial, Yellow, Fritillaria imperialis lutea, 
A. D. 1419. 
oe Vincent. Ferrer, A 
Hyacinthus racemosus, St. ‘Sixtus 
Hyacinth, 
i pai 2d Centu ury. 
7, Anemone, wood, Aaamage nemerons, St. Aphraates 
Giecoma Heroes, St. Dionysius, 
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