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CALENDAR OF FLOWERS. 
3. Iris, Persian, Iris persica. St. Genevieve, 
patroness of Paris, 422. 
4. Hazel, Corylus avellana. St. Titus, disciple 
of St. Paul. 
5. Hellebore, Helleborus foetidus. St. Simeon 
Stylites of Rome. 
6. Moss, screw, Tortula rigida. St. Nilam- 
mon. 
7. Laurel, Portugal, Prunus lusitanica. St. 
Kentigerna. 
8. Tremella, yellow, Tremella deliquescens. St. 
Gudula, patroness, of Brussels. 
9. Laurel, common, Prunus lauro-cerasus, or 
common small-fruited cherry. St. Mar- 
ciana of Rome. 
10. Gorse, or Furze, Ulex europceus. St. Wil¬ 
liam of Bourges, 1207. 
11. Moss, early, Bryum hornum. Swan-neck 
thread-moss. St. Theodosius. 
12. Moss, hygrometric, Funaria hygrometrica. 
St. Arcadius. 
13. Yew-tree, common, Taxus baccata. St. Ve¬ 
ronica, a nun of Milan, 1497. 
14. Strawberry, barren, Fragaria sterilis. St. 
Hilary, 368. 
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