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The Roman Catholic monks, or the observers of tho 
Roman Catholic ritual, have compiled a Catalogue of 
Flovrers for every day in the year, and dedicated each 
flower to a particular saint, on account of its blooming 
about the time of that saint's festival. These appro- 
priations form a complete Calendar of the Flowers. 
The figures attached express the year in which the 
saint died. 
JANUARY. 
1. Laurustinus, Vibernum tinus. St. Faine, or Fan- 
chea, an Irish saint of the sixth century. 
2. Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris. St. Macarius of 
Alexandria, 394. 
3. Iris, Persian, Iris Persica. St. Genevieve, patron- 
ess of Paris, 422. 
4. Hazel, Conjlus avellana. St. Titus, disciple of St. 
Paul. 
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