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Flowers and Plafits 



Which have been rendered by Evelyn in his 

 Sylva " :— 



Nailed were His feet to Cedar, to palm His hands, 

 Cypress His body bore, Title on Olive stands." 



The plant generally chosen by the early painters, 

 to represent the reed which was placed in our 

 Saviour's hand, is the Reed mo.ce : Typha latifolia, 



Easter Eve. — Spear-leaved Violet. Viola Lactea, 



Easter Sunday. — White Lily. Lilium candidum. 

 Also dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. 



Rogation Sunday. — Rogation Flower. Polygala 

 vulgaris. Common Milk Wort. 



Ascension Day. — Lilies of the Valley. Convallaria 

 majalis. 



Anciently called Ladders to Heaven, from their 

 being an emblem of Humility, without which we 

 cannot hope to ascend to heaven. 



Whit Sunday. — Columbine. Aquilegia vulgaris. 



White Thorn. Primus spinosa. 



