CALENDAR OF FLOWERS. 327 
26. Periwinkle, lesser, Tinea minor. St. Victor, 
seventh century. 
27. Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis. St. Lean- 
cer, bishop, 596. 
28. Crocus, purple, Crocus vermis. St. Proterius, 
patriarch of Alexandria, 557. 
MARCH. 
1. Leek, common, Allium porrum. St. David of 
Wales, archbishop, 544. 
2. Chickweed, dwarf mouse ear, Ceraslium pumilum. 
St. Chad, or Ceada, martyr, under the Lom- 
bards, in the sixth century. 
3. Marigold, golden fig, ^Mesembvyanthemum au- 
reum. St. Cunegunda, empress, 1040. 
4. Chickweed, common, Alsine media. St. Casi- 
mir, prince of Poland, 1458. 
5. Hellebore, green, Helleborus viridis. St. Adrian, 
309. 
6. Lily, Lent, Pseudo narcisstis multiplex. St. 
Colette, bishop, 
7. Daffodil, early, JVarcissus simplex. St. Per- 
petua, martyred under the emperor Severus, 
203. 
