CALENDAR OF FLOWERS. 
343 
29. Chironia, red, Chironia centaurium. St. 
Martha. 
30. Mullein, white, Verbascum lychnitis. St. 
Julietta, 303. 
31. Mullein, yellow, Verbascum virgatum. St. 
Ignatius, of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, 
1556. 
AUGUST. 
1. Stramony, or Thorn-apple, Datura stramo■ 
nium. St. Peter ad Vincula. 
2. Tiger Lily, Lilium tigrum, St. Alfrida, 
834. 
3. Hollyhock, Althea rosea. Discovery of the 
relics of St. Stephen, 415. 
4. Bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia. St. Do¬ 
minic, founder of the Friar Preachers, 
1221. 
5. Lily, Egyptian water, Nelumbo nilotica. St. 
Mary ad Nives. 
6. Meadow Saffron, Colcliicum autumnale. 
Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount 
Tabor. 
7. Amaranth, common, Amaranthus hypochon- 
driacus. St. Cajetan, 1547. 
8. Love lies bleeding, Amaranthus procumbens. 
St. Hormisdas. 
