Part 73

17. Crocus, Scotch, Crocus susianus. St. Flavian, archbishop of Constantinople, 449.

18. Speedwell, wall, Veronica vernus arvensis. St. Simeon, bishop of Jerusalem, 116.

19. Speedwell, field, Veronica agrestis. St. Barbatus, patron of Benevento, bishop, 682.

20. Cynoglossum omphalodes, or C. lusitanicum. St. Milfred, abbess of Munster.

21. Crocus, white, Crocus albus. St. Servianus, bishop, 452.

22. Margaret, herb, Bellis perennis. St. Margaret of Cortona, 1297.

23. Apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca. St. Milburge of England.

24. Fern, great, Osmunda regalis. St. Ethelbert, King of Kent.

25. Peach blossom, Amygdalus persica. St. Walburg, abbess of Swabia, Germany.

26. Periwinkle, lesser, Vinca minor. St. Victor, seventh century.

27. Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis. St. Leander, bishop, 596.

28. Crocus, purple, Crocus vernus. St. Proterius, 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 century.

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. Perpetua, martyred under the emperor Severus, 203.

8. Rose, ever-blowing, Rosa semperflorens. St. Rosa, of Viterbo, 1261.

Jonquil, great, Narcissus lœtus. St. Felix, 646.

9. Daffodil, hoop-petticoat, Narcissus bulbocodium. St. Catherine of Bologna, 1463.

10. Chickweed, upright, Veronica triphyllos. St. Droctavæus, abbot, 580.

11. Heath, Cornish, Erica vagans. St. Eulogius of Cordova, 851.

12. Ixia, or crocus-leafed Mistletoe, Ixia bulbocodium, or Viscum albus bulbus. St. Gregory the Great, prætor of Rome, 574.

13. Heart’s Ease, Viola tricolor. St. Euphrasia, 410.

14. Bindweed, mountain, Soldanella alpina. St. Maud, or Matilda, queen, 968.