Flowers and Plants 



our Lord conferred upon him some particular 

 honours and favours, he being one of the three 

 disciples whom our Saviour admitted to the more 

 intimate transactions of His life. 



He was the first of the Apostles who obtained • 

 the crown of martyrdom, a.d. 43. 

 July 26, — S. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

 Common Chamomile. Matricaria Chamomilla. 



The Chamomile is dedicated to S. Anne, from a 

 fanciful derivation of the botanical name Matri- 

 caria, from mater and cara. 



S. Joachim and S. Anne, the parents of the 

 Virgin, have been honoured in the Church from a 

 very early period. 



Lammas Day — Anciently called S. Peter's ad Vin- 

 cula Day. Stramony. Datura Stramonium. 



** Lammas Day, called August's wheel, 

 When the long corn stinks of Chamomile." 



