CALENDAR OF FLOWERS. 
337 
23. Lilac, Syringa vulgaris. St. Julia, fifth cen- 
tury. 
24. Poppy, monkey, Papaver orientale. St. Vin¬ 
cent, of Lerins, 450. 
25. Herb Bennet, common, Geum urbanum. St. 
Urban, Pope, 223. 
26. Rhododendron, purple, Rhododendron ponti- 
cum. St. Augustine, archbishop of Can¬ 
terbury, 604. 
Azalea, yellow, Azalea pontica. St. Philip 
Neri, 1595. 
27. Buttercup. Ranunculus acris. St. John, Pope, 
526. 
Bachelor’s Button, yellow, Ranunculus acris 
plenus. St. Bede, 735. 
28. Iris, lurid, Iris lurida. St. Germain, bishop 
of Paris, 576. 
29. Blue-bottle, Centaurea montana. St. Cyril, 
about 275. 
30. Spearwort, lesser, Ranunculus flammula. St. 
Ferdinand III. Confessor, King of Castile 
and Leon, 1252. 
31. Lily, yellow Turk’s cap, Lilium pomponium , 
St. Petronilla, first century. 
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