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4. Stock Gilliflower, Cheiranthus incanus. St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine.

5. Apple-tree, Pyrus malus. Sts. Angelus and Pius V., pope, 1572.

6. Globe Flower, bright yellow, Trollius europæus. St. John Damascene, 780.

7. Globe Flower, Asiatic, bright orange, Trollius asiaticus. St. John of Beverly.

8. Lily of the Valley, Convallaria majalis. St. Selena.

9. Lily of the Valley, Convallaria multiflora. St. Gregory of Nazianzen, 389.

10. Peony, slender-leafed, Pæonia tenuifolia. St. Comgal, Irish abbot, 601.

11. Asphodel, Lancashire, Asphodelus luteus. St. Mammertus, archbishop of Vienna, 477.

12. Iris, German, Iris Germanica. St. Germanus, patriarch of Constantinople, 733.

13. Comfrey, common, Symphytum officinalis. St. John the silent, bishop, 558.

14. Peony, common, Pæonia officinalis, and Peony, coralline, P. corollina. St. Pontius, 258.

15. Poppy, Welsh, Papaver cambricum. St. Dympna, seventh century.

16. Star of Bethlehem, great Ornithogalum umbellatum. St. John Nepomucene, 1383.

17. Poppy, early red, Papaver argemone. St. Paschal, 1592.

18. Mouse-ear, or Hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella. St. Eric, King of Sweden, 1151.

19. Monk’s hood, Aconitum napellus. St. Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury, 988.

20. Horse Chestnut, Æschylus hippocastanum. St. Bernardine of Sienna, 1444.

21. Ragged Robin, Lychnis flos cuculi. St. Felix of Cantalicio, 1587.

22. Star of Bethlehem, yellow, Tragopogon pratensis. St. Yvo, 1303.

23. Lilac, Springa vulgaris. St. Julia, fifth century.

24. Poppy, monkey, Papaver orientale. St. Vincent of Lerins, 450.

25. Herb, Bennet, common, Geum urbanum. St. Urban, pope, 223.

26. Rhododendron, purple, Rhododendron ponticum. St. Augustine, archbishop of Canterbury, 604.

Azalea, yellow, Azalea pontica. St. Philip Neri, 1595.

27. Buttercup, Ranunculus acris. St. John, pope, 526.

Bachelor’s Button, yellow, Ranunculus acris plenus. St. Bede, 735.

28. Iris, lurid, Iris lurida. St. Germain, bishop of Paris, 576.

29. Blue-bottle, Centaurea montana. St. Cyril, about 275.

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