The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowersDumont, Henrietta
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The language of flowers : $b The floral offering ; a token of affection and esteem ; comprising the language and poetry of flowers
Dumont, Henrietta
Flower language; Flowers in literature
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.
19. Timothy grass, branched Cat’s Tail grass, _Phleum
panniculatum_, or _Ph. asperum_. St. Timothy, 304.
20. Dandelion, _Leontodon serotinus_. St. Bernard, abbot, 1153.
21. Marigold, French, _Tagetes patula_. St. Jean Francois de
Chantal, 1641.
22. Timothy, common Cat’s Tail grass, _Phleum pratense_. St.
Timothy, 311.
23. Tansy, common, _Tanacetum vulgare_. St. Philip Beniti, 1285.
24. Sunflower, tall, _Helianthus annuus_. St. Bartholomew, apostle.
25. Sunflower, perennial, _Helianthus multiflorus_. St. Louis, king
of France, 1270.
26. Amaryllis, banded, _Amaryllis rotata_. St. Zephyrinus, pope,
219.
27. Hawkweed, hedge, _Hieracium umbellatum_. St. Cæsarius,
archbishop of Arles, 542.
28. Golden rod, _Solidago Virga aurea_. St. Augustine, bishop, 430.
29. Hollyhock, yellow, _Althea flava_. St. Sabinus, king, about
697.
30. Lily, Guernsey, _Amaryllis sarniensis_. St. Rose of Lima, 1617.
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