CALENDAR OF FLOWERS. 
329 
27. Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis. St. Lean- 
der, bishop, 596. 
28. Crocus, purple, Crocus vernus. St. Proteri- 
us, patriarch of Alexandria, 557. 
MARCH. 
1. Leek, common, Allium porrum. St. David 
of Wales, archbishop, 544. 
2. Chickweed, dwarf mouse-ear, Cerastium 
pumilum. St. Chad, or Ceada, martyr, 
under the Lombards, in the sixth cen¬ 
tury. 
3. Marigold, golden fig, Mesembryanthemum 
aureum. St. Cunegunda, empress, 1040. 
4. Chickweed, common, Alsine media. St. 
Casimir, prince of Poland, 1458. 
5. Hellebore, green, Helleborus viridis. St. 
Adrian, 309. 
6. Lily, Lent, Pseudo narcissus multiplex. St. 
Colette, bishop. 
7. Daffodil, early, Narcissus simplex. St. Per- 
petua, martyred under the emperor Seve- 
rus, 203. 
8. Rose, ever-blowing, Rosa semperflorens. St. 
Rosa, of Viterbo, 1261. 
