dedicated to Saints 



87 



Oct, I. — S. Remigius. Lowly Amaryllis, or S. 

 Remy's Lily. Amaryllis hu7nilis. 

 He was Bishop of Rheims, and instructor of 

 Clovis, the first king of the Franks who professed 

 Christianity. He died a.d. 535. 

 Oct. 6. — S. Faith, Virgin and Martyr. Late-flowering 

 Feverfew. Pyrethrum Scrotimini. 

 S. Faith was beheaded a.d. 920. 

 Oct, 9. — S. Denys, Areopagite. Bishop and Martyr. 

 Milky Agaric. Agaricus lactiflorus. 

 He is said to have been the first to preach the 

 Gospel in France. Tradition affirms that he was 

 beheaded at Montmartre, and miraculously took 

 up his head after it was severed from his body, and 

 walked with it two miles ; after which he lay down 

 and expired, a.d. 272. 



He fell indeed, but presently 



arose. 



The breathless body finds both 



feet and way, 



