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15. Colt’s-foot, common, Tussilago farfara. St. Zachary, pope, 752.

16. Daffodil, nodding, Narcissus nutans. St. Julian of Cilicia.

17. Violet, sweet, Viola odorata. St. Gertrude, abbess, 626.

Shamrock, White Trefoil, Trifolium repens. St. Patrick, apostle of Ireland.

18. Leopard’s bane, great, Doronicum pardalianches. St. Cyril, archbishop of Jerusalem.

19. Star of Bethlehem, yellow, Ornithogalum luteum. St. Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary.

20. Violet, dog’s, Viola canina. St. Wolfram, archbishop of Sens, 720.

21. Fumitory, bulbous, Fumaria bulbosa. St. Bennet, or Benedict, founder of the Order of Benedict, of Rome, 543.

22. Ficaria verna. St. Catherine of Sweden, abbess, 1381.

23. Daffodil, peerless, Narcissus incomparabilis. St. Alphonsus Turibius, archbishop of Lima, 1606.

24. Saxifrage, golden, Chrysosplenium oppositifolium. St. Irenæus, bishop of Sirmium, 304.

25. Marigold, Calendula officinalis. Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.

26. Henbane, nightshade-leafed, Hyosciamus scopalia. St. Braulio, bishop of Saragossa, 646.

27. Jonquil, sweet, Narcissus odorus. St. John of Egypt, hermit, 394.

28. Leopard’s bane, Doronicum plantagineum. St. Priscus, 260.

29. Ox-lip, or great Cowslip, Primula elatior. St. Eustatius, abbot, 625.

Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis. St. Jonas, 327.

30. Water-cress, Cardamine hirsuta. St. John of Climacus.

Daffodil, lesser, Narcissus minor. St. Zosimus, bishop of Syracuse, 660.

31. Benjamin tree, Laurus benzoin. St. Benjamin, deacon, martyr, 424.

APRIL.

1. Mercury, French annual, Mercurialis annua. St. Hugh, bishop, 1132.

2. Violet, white, Viola alba. St. Francis of Paula, a native of Calabria.

3. Alkanet, evergreen, Anchusa sempervirens. St. Agape, 304.

4. Crown Imperial, red, Fritillaria imperialis. St. Isidore, bishop of Seville, 636.

5. Crown Imperial, yellow, Fritillaria imperialis lutea. Vincent Ferrer, 1419.

6. Hyacinth, starch, Hyacinthus racemosus. St. Sixtus I., pope.

7. Anemone, wood, Anemona nemorosa. St. Aphraates, fourth century.