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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

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Author: Dumont, Henrietta

Dumont, Henrietta

Flower language; Flowers in literature

5. Cherry, common winter, _Physalis alkakengi_. St. Bertille,
     abbess of Chelles, 692.

     6. Yew tree, common, _Taxus baccata_. St. Leonard, sixth century.

     7. Furcræa, _Furcræa gigantea_. St. Willebord, first bishop of
     Utrecht, 738.

     8. Aletris, Cape, _Veltheimia_. The four crowned Brothers, martyrs,
     304.

     9. Aletris, glaucous-leafed, _Veltheimia glauca_. St. John Lateran.

     10. Fir, Scotch, _Pinus sylvestris_. St. Nympha, fifth century.

     11. Pine, Weymouth, _Pinus strobus_. St. Martin, bishop, 397.

     12. Aloe, great orange-flowering, _Veltheimia_, or _Aletris
     uvaria_. St. Nilus, 390.

     13. Bay, _Laurus poetica_. St. Homobonus, 1197.

     14. Laurel, Portugal, _Cerasus Lusitanica_. St. Lawrence, bishop of
     Dublin, 1180.

     15. Colt’s foot, sweet-scented, _Tussilago fragrans_. St. Gertrude,
     abbess, 1292.

     16. Hemp, African bow-string, _Sanseviera Guineensis_. St. Edmund,
     archbishop of Canterbury, 1242.

     17. Stramony, or Thorn-apple tree, _Datura arborea_. St. Gregory,
     Thaumaturgus, bishop, 270.

     18. Passion-flower, notch-leafed, _Passiflora serratifolia_.
     Dedication of the churches of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome.

     19. Passion-flower, apple-fruited, _Passiflora maliformis_. St.
     Elizabeth of Hungary, 1231.

     20. Stapelia, red, _Stapelia rubra_. St. Edmund, king and martyr,
     870.

     21. Sorrel, wood, _Oxalis grandiflora_. Presentation of the Virgin
     Mary.

     22. Sorrel, wood, tube-flowered, _Oxalis tubiflora_. St. Cecilia,
     martyr, and patroness of music, particularly of sacred music;
     supposed to be the inventress of the organ, 230.

     23. Sorrel, convex, _Oxalis convexula_. St. Clement, pope, 100.

     24. Stapelia, starry, _Stapelia radiata_. St. John of the Cross,
     1591.

     25. Butterbur, sweet, _Tussilago fragrans_. St. Catherine,
     patroness of spinsters, third century.

     26. Sorrel, linear, _Oxalis linearis_. St. Conrad, bishop of
     Constance, 976.

     27. Sorrel, lupine-leafed, _Oxalis lupinifolia_. St. Virgil, bishop
     of Salzburg, 784.

     28. Stapelia, variegated, _Stapelia variegata_. St. Stephen the
     younger, 764.

     29. Sphenogyne, _S. piloflora_. St. Saturninus, bishop, 257.

     30. Sorrel, three-coloured, _Oxalis tricolor_. St. Sapor, bishop.


     DECEMBER.

     1. Stapelia, dark, _S. pulla_. St. Eligius, bishop of Noyon, 659.

     2. Geodorum, lemon, _Geodorum citrinum_. St. Bibiania, 363.

     3. Indian tree, _Euphorbia tirucalle_. St. Francis Xavier, 1552.

     4. Gooseberry, Barbadoes, _Cactus pereskia_. St. Chrysologus, 450.

     5. Hibiscus, long-stalked, _H. pedunculatus_. St. Crispina, 304.

     6. Heath, nest-flowered, _Erica nudiflora_. St. Nicholas,
     archbishop of Myra, 342.

     7. Achania, hairy, _Achania pilosa_. St. Ambrose, 397.

     8. Arbor Vitæ, American, _Thuga occidentalis_. Blessed Virgin Mary.

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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

5. Cherry, common winter, _Physalis alkakengi_. St. Bertille,
     abbess of Chelles, 692.

     6. Yew tree, common, _Taxus baccata_. St. Leonard, sixth century.

     7. Furcræa, _Furcræa gigantea_. St. Willebord, first bishop of
     Utrecht, 738.

     8. Aletris, Cape, _Veltheimia_. The four crowned Brothers, martyrs,
     304.

     9. Aletris, glaucous-leafed, _Veltheimia glauca_. St. John Lateran.

     10. Fir, Scotch, _Pinus sylvestris_. St. Nympha, fifth century.

     11. Pine, Weymouth, _Pinus strobus_. St. Martin, bishop, 397.

     12. Aloe, great orange-flowering, _Veltheimia_, or _Aletris
     uvaria_. St. Nilus, 390.

     13. Bay, _Laurus poetica_. St. Homobonus, 1197.

     14. Laurel, Portugal, _Cerasus Lusitanica_. St. Lawrence, bishop of
     Dublin, 1180.

     15. Colt’s foot, sweet-scented, _Tussilago fragrans_. St. Gertrude,
     abbess, 1292.

     16. Hemp, African bow-string, _Sanseviera Guineensis_. St. Edmund,
     archbishop of Canterbury, 1242.

     17. Stramony, or Thorn-apple tree, _Datura arborea_. St. Gregory,
     Thaumaturgus, bishop, 270.

     18. Passion-flower, notch-leafed, _Passiflora serratifolia_.
     Dedication of the churches of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome.

     19. Passion-flower, apple-fruited, _Passiflora maliformis_. St.
     Elizabeth of Hungary, 1231.

     20. Stapelia, red, _Stapelia rubra_. St. Edmund, king and martyr,
     870.

     21. Sorrel, wood, _Oxalis grandiflora_. Presentation of the Virgin
     Mary.

     22. Sorrel, wood, tube-flowered, _Oxalis tubiflora_. St. Cecilia,
     martyr, and patroness of music, particularly of sacred music;
     supposed to be the inventress of the organ, 230.

     23. Sorrel, convex, _Oxalis convexula_. St. Clement, pope, 100.

     24. Stapelia, starry, _Stapelia radiata_. St. John of the Cross,
     1591.

     25. Butterbur, sweet, _Tussilago fragrans_. St. Catherine,
     patroness of spinsters, third century.

     26. Sorrel, linear, _Oxalis linearis_. St. Conrad, bishop of
     Constance, 976.

     27. Sorrel, lupine-leafed, _Oxalis lupinifolia_. St. Virgil, bishop
     of Salzburg, 784.

     28. Stapelia, variegated, _Stapelia variegata_. St. Stephen the
     younger, 764.

     29. Sphenogyne, _S. piloflora_. St. Saturninus, bishop, 257.

     30. Sorrel, three-coloured, _Oxalis tricolor_. St. Sapor, bishop.


     DECEMBER.

     1. Stapelia, dark, _S. pulla_. St. Eligius, bishop of Noyon, 659.

     2. Geodorum, lemon, _Geodorum citrinum_. St. Bibiania, 363.

     3. Indian tree, _Euphorbia tirucalle_. St. Francis Xavier, 1552.

     4. Gooseberry, Barbadoes, _Cactus pereskia_. St. Chrysologus, 450.

     5. Hibiscus, long-stalked, _H. pedunculatus_. St. Crispina, 304.

     6. Heath, nest-flowered, _Erica nudiflora_. St. Nicholas,
     archbishop of Myra, 342.

     7. Achania, hairy, _Achania pilosa_. St. Ambrose, 397.

     8. Arbor Vitæ, American, _Thuga occidentalis_. Blessed Virgin Mary.

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