Holy Flowers. 
S AINTS’ DAYS, festivals, and fastings are all yet sym¬ 
bolized in Catholic countries by their appropriate flowers ; 
and the monks, or some other steadfast observers of the Ro- . 
man Catholic ritual, have compiled a catalogue of flowers 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 appropriations form a complete calendar of 
flowers, as the following list shows : 
JANUARY. 
1. Laurustinus (Vibemum tinns). St. Fame 
or Fanchea, an Irish saint. 
2. Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris). St. Macarius, 
of Alexandria. 
3. Persian Iris (Iris Persica). St. Genevieve, 
Patroness of Paris. 
4. Hazel (Corylus avellana). St. Titus, dis¬ 
ciple of St. Paul. 
5. Hellebore (Helleborus fiztidus). St. Simon 
Stylites. 
6. Screw Moss (Tortula rigida). St. Nilam- 
mon. 
7. Portuguese Laurel (iPrunus Lusitanica). 
St. JKentigerna. 
8. Yellow Tremella (Treinella deliquescens). 
St. Gudula, Patroness of Brussels. 
9. Common Laurel (Prunits lauro-cerasus). 
St. Marciana, of Rome. 
10. Gorse, or Furze (Ulex Furopceus). St. 
William, of Bourges. 
11.. Early Moss (Bryum homum). St. Theo¬ 
dosius. 
12. HygrometricMoss (Funariahygrometica). 
St. Arcadius. 
13. Common Yew (Taxus baccata). St. Ve¬ 
ronica. 
14. Barren Strawberry (Fragaria steriiis). St. 
Hilary. 
15. Ivy (Hedera helix). St. Paul, the first 
Hermit. 
16. Common Red Dead Nettle (Lamium pur- 
fiureuyn). St. Marcellus, Pope. 
17. Garden Anemone (Anemorahortensis). St. 
Anthony, Patriarch. 
18. Four-toothedMos s(Bryumpelhicidem). St. 
Prisca, Martyr. 
19. White Dead Nettle (Lamium album). St. 
Martha, Martyr. 
20. Woolly Dead Nettle (Lamium gargari- 
cum.) St. Fabian, Pope. 
21. Black Hellebore. St. Agnes, Martyr. 
22. Early Whitlow Grass. St. Vincent, Spanish 
Martyr. 
23. Peziza. St. Raymond. 
24. Stalkless Moss. St. Timothy. 
25. Winter Hellebore. Conversion of St. Paul. 
26. White Butterbur, or Coltsfoot. St. Polycarp. 
27. Earth Moss. St. Chrysostom. 
28. Double Daisy. St. Margaret, of Hungary. 
29. Flowering Fern. St. Francis, of Sales. 
30. Spleenwort. St. Martin. 
31. Hart’s-tongue. St. Marcella. 
FEBRUARY. 
1. Moss, Lesser Water; St. Ignatius. Bay- 
tree ; St. Bridget, Patroness of Ireland. 
2. Snowdrop. Purification of the Blessed 
Virgin. 
3. Moss, Greater Water. St. Blaise, of Ar¬ 
menia. 
4. Moss, Common Hair, or Goldilocks; St. 
Jane. Indian Bay ; St. Margaret, of 
England. 
5. Common Primrose. St. Agatha, Martyr. 
Red Primrose. St. Adelaide. 
6. Blue Hyacinth. St. Dorothy 
