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The Calendar of Flowers.
The Roman Catholic monks, or the observers of the Roman Catholic ritual, have compiled a Catalogue of Flowers for every day in the year, and dedicated each flower to a particular saint, on account of its blooming about the time of that saint’s festival. These appropriations form a complete Calendar of the Flowers.
The figures attached express the year in which the saint died.
JANUARY.
1. Laurustinus, Vibernum tinus. St. Faine, or Fanchea, an Irish saint of the sixth century.
2. Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris. St. Macarius of Alexandria, 394.
3. Iris, Persian, Iris Persica. St. Genevieve, patroness of Paris, 422.
4. Hazel, Corylus avellana. St. Titus, disciple of St. Paul.
5. Hellebore, Helleborus fœtidus. St. Simeon Stylites of Rome.
6. Moss, screw, Tortula rigida. St. Nilammon.
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. Marciana of Rome.
10. Gorse, or Furze, Ulex Europœus. St. William 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 bacata. St. Veronica, a nun of Milan, 1497.
14. Strawberry, barren, Fragaria sterilis. St. Hilary, 368.
15. Ivy, Hedera helix. St. Paul, the first hermit.
16. Nettle, common red Dead, Lamium purpureum. St. Marcellus, Pope.
17. Anemone, garden, Anemone hortensis. St. Anthony, patriarch of monks, 251.
18. Moss, four-toothed, Bryum pellucidum. St. Prisca, a Roman martyr.
19. Nettle, white Dead, Lamium album. St. Martha, a Roman martyr, 270.
20. Nettle, woolly Dead, Lamium Gargaricum. St. Fabian, Pope.
21. Hellebore, black, Helleborus niger. St. Agnes, a special patroness of purity: beheaded at the age of thirteen, 304.
22. Grass, early whitlow, Draba verna. St. Vincent, a Spanish martyr.
23. Peziza, Peziza acetobolum. St. Raymond of Pennafort, 1275.
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