CALENDAR OF FLOWERS. 327 
26. Periwinkle, lesser, Vinca minor. St. Victor, 
seventh century. 
27. Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis. St. Lean- 
cer, bishop, 596. 
28. Crocus, purple. Crocus vernus. St. Proterius, 
patriarch of Alexandria, 557. 
MARCH. 
1. Leek, common, Jlllium porrum. St. David of 
Wales, archbishop, 544. 
2. Chickweed, dwarf mouse ear, Cerastium pumilum. 
St. Chad, or Ceada, martyr, under the Lom¬ 
bards, in the sixth century. 
3. Marigold, golden fig, Mesembryanthemum au- 
reum. St. Cunegunda, empress, 1040. 
4. Chickweed, common, Alsine media. St. Casi- 
mir, prince of Poland, 1458. 
5. Hellebore, green, Helleborus viridis. St. Adrian, 
309. 
6. Lily, Lent, Pseudo narcissus multiplex. St. 
Colette, bishop. 
7. Daflbdil, early, Narcissus simplex. St. Per- 
petua, martyred under the emperor Severus, 
203. 
