Part 79

23. Musk flower, Scabias atro-purpurea. St. Apollinaris, bishop of Ravenna.

24. Lupine tree, Lupinits arboreus. St. Lupus, bishop, 478.

25. Herb Christopher, white, Actea spicata. St. Christopher.

26. Chamomile, or Corn Feverfew, Matricaria chamomilla. St. Ann, mother of the Virgin Mary.

27. Loose-strife, Lythrum salicaria. St. Pantaleon, 303.

28. Groundsel, mountain, Senecio montanus. St. Innocent I., pope, 417.

29. Chironia, red, Chironia centorium. St. Martha.

30. Mullein, white, Verbascum lychnitis. St. Julietta, 303.

31. Mullein, yellow, Verbascum virgatum. St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, 1556.

AUGUST.

1. Stramony, or Thorn-apple, Datura stramonium. St. Peter ad Vincula.

2. Tiger Lily, Lilium tigrum. St. Alfrida, 834.

3. Hollyhock, Althea rosea. Discovery of the relics of St. Stephen, 415.

4. Bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia. St. Dominic, founder of the Friar Preachers, 1221.

5. Lily, Egyptian water, Nelumbo nilotica. St. Mary ad Nives.

6. Meadow Saffron, Colchicum autumnale.--Transfiguration of our Lord on Mount Tabor.

7. Amaranth, common, Amaranthus hypochondriacus. St. Cajetan, 1547.

8. Love-lies-bleeding, Amaranthus procumbens. St. Hormisdas.

9. Ragwort, yellow, Senecio jacobæa. St. Romanus.

10. Balsam, Impatiens balsamea. St. Lawrence, martyr, 258.

11. China Aster, Aster Chinensis. St. Susanna, third century.

12. Sowthistle, great corn, Sonchus arvensis. St. Clare, abbess, 1253.

13. Groundsel, marsh, Great Fen Ragwort, or Bird’s Tongue, Senecio paludosus. St. Radigunda.

14. Zinnia, Zinnia elegans. St. Eusebius, third century.

15. Virgin’s Bower, white, Clematis vitalba. Assumption of the Virgin Mary; or the miraculous ascent of her body into heaven.

16. Lily, belladonna, Amaryllis belladonna. St. Hyacinth, 1257.

17. Snapdragon, Toadflax, Antirrhinum linaria. St. Manus, 275.

18. Marigold, African, Tagetes erecta. St. Helen, empress, 382.