20. Sultan, yellow, sweet, Centaurea suaveolens, St. Artemius, A. D. 362.

21. Silphium, hairy-stalked, Silphium asteriscus, St. Ursula, 5th Century.

22. Silphium, rough, three-leaved, Silphium trifoliatum, St. Nunilo, A. D. 840.

23. Star-wort, slender-stalked, Aster junceus, St. Theodoret, A. D. 362.

24. Star-wort, carolina, Aster carolinus flexuosus, St, Proclus, Archbishop of Constantinople, A. D. 447.

25. Star-wort, flea-bane, Aster Conizoides, St. Crispin, A. D. 287.

Star-wort, meagre, Aster miser, St. Crispinian, 287. These were both Brothers, and Martyrs, Shoemakers, and Patrons of that art.

26. Golden-rod, late-flowered, Solidago petiolaris, St. Evaristus, Pope, A. D. 112.

27. Star-wort, floribund, Aster floribundus, St. Frumentius, Apostle of Ethiopia, Century 4th.

28. Chrysanthemum, late flowering, creeping, Chrys. serotinum, St. Simon, Apostle, the Zealot.

Star-wort, scattered, Aster passiflorus, St. Jude, the Apostle.

29. Narcissus, green, autumnal, Narcissus viridiflorus, St. Narcissus, Bishop of Jerusalum, 2nd Century.

30. Mushroom, mixen, Agaricus fimetarius, St. Marcellus, the centurion, A. D. 298.

31. Tick-seed, fennel-leaved, Coreopsis ferulafolia, St. Quintin, 287.

"The 31st October is all Hallow E'en, or the vigil of All Saint's day, in which young people try their fortune, by drawing cabbages from the ground, blindfolded. Or, burning nuts in the fire, etc.

The cabbage, or kale, being large or small, straight or crooked, is deemed prophetic of the size and form of the grand object of their spells. If any earth adhere to the root, that is tocher, or fortune; the taste of the heart of the stem, is indicative of the natural temper and disposition. Lastly, the stems are placed over the door, and the christian name of the person who first enters through the door, will be the name sought for. If more than one be so affixed, it will be decided according to the priority of placing the runts or stalks.

The nuts are named, and accordingly as they burn quietly together, or start from beside each other, the course, and issue of their love will be."

These glowing nuts are emblems true
Of what in human life we view;
The ill-matched couple fret and fume,
And thus, in strife themselves consume;
Or, from each other wildly start,
And with a noise for ever part.
But see, the happy, happy pair,

Of genuine love and truth sincere;

With mutual fondness, while they burn,
Still to each other kindly turn:
And as the vital sparks decay,

Together gently sink away:

Till life's fierce ordeal being past,

Their mingled ashes rest at last.

Charles Graydon, Esqr.

From his collection of poems. Dublin, 1801.

NOVEMBER.

1. Laurustinus, Laurustinus sempervirens, St. Fortunatus.

2. Cherry, winter, Physalis, St. Marcian, A. D. 387. 3. Primrose, Primula vulgaris, St. Flour, A. D. 389. 4. Strawberry tree, Arbutus, St. Brinstan, Bishop of Winchester, A. D. 931.

5. Cherry, common winter, orange coloured fruit, Physalis alkakengi, St. Bertille, Abbess of Chelles, A D. 692. 6. Yew tree, common, of Europe, Taxus baccata, St. Leonard, 6th Century.

7. Furcræa, large, Furcræa gigantea, St. Willebord. First Bishop of Utrecht, 738.

8. Aletris, cape, Veltheimia glauca, the four crowned Brothers, Martyrs, A. D. 304.

9. Aletris, glaucous-leafed, Veltheimia glauca, St. John Lateran.

10. Fir, Scotch, Pinus sylvestris, St. Nympha, 5th Cent. 11. Pine, Weymouth, Pinus strobus, St. Martin, Bishop, A. D. 397.

12. Aloe, great orange flowering, Veltheimia, or Aletris uvaria, St. Nilus, A. D. 390.

13. Bay, Laurus poetica, St. Homobonus, A. D. 1197. 14. Laurel, Portugal, Cerasus lusitanica, St. Lawrence, Archbishop 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, A. D. 1242. 17. Stramony, or Thorn Apple tree, Datura arborea, St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, Bishop, A. D. 270.

18. Passion-Flower, notched-leafed, with curling rays to flower, 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, A. D. 1221.

20. Stapelia, red, Stapelia rubra, St. Edmund, King and Martyr, 870.

21. Sorrel, wood, Oxalis grandiflora, the presentation of the B. V. Mary.

22. Sorrel, wood, tube-flowered, Oxalis tubiflora, St. Cecilia, A. D. 230.

St. Cecilia, a Sicilian Martyr. She is the tutular Saint and Patroness of Music, particularly of Sacred Music. She is supposed to be the inventress of the organ; and to have drawn down an Angel from Heaven by the music of her voice.

25. Butterbur, sweet, Tussilago fragrans, St. Catharine, Patroness of Spinsters, 3rd Century.

26. Sorrel, linear, Oxalis linearis, St. Conrad, Bishop of Constance, 976.

27. Sorrel, lupine-leaved, Oxalis lupinifolia, St. Virgil, Bishop of Saltzburg, A. D. 784.

28. Stapelia, variegated, Stapelia variegata, St. Stephen the younger, 764.

29. Sphenogyne, Sphenogyne piliflora, St, Saturninus, Bishop, A. D. 257.

30. Sorrel, three-coloured, Oxalis tricolor, St. Sapor, Bishop.

November 30th is St. Andrew's Day, Patron saint of Scotland, one of the Apostles. A Martyr. The form of the cross of St. Andrew, is believed to be that of the letter X, styled a cross Decussate. The Muscovites, say he preached among them, and claim him as the tutular saint of their Empire.

DECEMBER,

1. Stapelia, dark, Stapelia pulla, St. Eligius, Bishop of Noyon, A. D. 659.

2. Geodorum, lemon, Geodorum citrinum, St. Bibiania, A. D. 363.

3. Indian Tree, Euphorbia tirucalli, St. Francis Xavier, A. D. 1552.

4. Goose-berry, Barbadoes, Cactus pereskia, St. Peter Chrysologus, 450.

5. Hibiscus, long-stalked, Hibiscus pedunculatus, St. Crispina, A. D. 304.

6. Heath, nest-flowered, Erica nudiflora, St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, 342.

7. Achania, hairy, Achania pilosa, St. Ambrose, A. D. 397.

8. Arbor Vitæ, American, Thuja occidentalis, the B. V. Mary.

9. Spruce, Corsican, Pinus Laricio, St. Leocadia, 304. 10. Cypress, Portugal, Cupressus pendula, St. Eulalia. 11. Pine, Aleppo, Pinus halapensis, St. Damascus, Pope, 384.

12. Heath, crowded, Erica abietina, St. Eadburge, A. D. 751.

13. Arbor Vitæ, African, Thuja cupressoides, St. Lucy, A Syracuse Martyr, A. D. 304.

14. Pine, swamp, Pinus palustris, St. Spiridion, Archbishop, A. D. 348.

15. Pine, pitch, Pinus resinosa, St. Florence, Abbot. 16. Arbor Vitæ, Chinese, Thuja orientalis, St. Alice, or Adelaide, Empress, A. D. 999.

17. Cedar, white, Cupressus thyoides, St. Olympias, A. D. 410.

18. Cypress, New Holland, Cupressus australis, St. Winebald, 760.

19. Heath, two-coloured, Erica bicolor, St. Samthana, Abbess, 738.

20. Pine, stone, Pinus pinea, St. Philogonius, Bishop of Antioch, 322

21. Sparrow-wort, Erica passerina, St. Thomas, the Apostle.

22. Heath, pellucid, Erica pellucida, St. Cyril, A. D. 881.

23. Cedar of Lebanon, Pinus cedrus, St. Victoria, 250. 24. Pinc, frankincense, Pinus tæda, Sts. Thrasilla, and Emiliana.

25. Holly, Пlex aculeata baccifera, the nativity of our Saviour.

Some say, that ever 'gainst that season comes
Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated,
This bird of dawning singeth all night long.
And then, they say, no spirit stirs abroad;
The nights are wholesome; then no planet strikes ;
No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm-
So hallow'd, and so gracious is the time.

Shaks. Hamlet.

Christmas, the joyous period of the year!
Now with bright Holly all the temples strow,
With Laurel, green, and sacred Mistletoe.
With Holly and ivy,

So green and so gay,
We deck up our houses
As fresh as the day,

With bays, and rosemary,

And laurel complete ;

And every one now

Is a king in conceit.

Gay.

From "Poor Robin's Almanac, for 1695.

26. Heath, purple, Erica purpurea, St. Stephen, the first Martyr.

27. Heath, flame, Erica flammea, St. John, the Apostle and Evangelist.

28. Heath, bloody-flowered, Erica cruenta, the Holy Innocents who suffered from Herod's cruelty.

29. Heath, Erica genistopha, St. Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1170.

30. Ponthieva, glandular, Ponthieva glandulosa, St Anysia, A. D. 304.

There is no flower appropriated to the 31st December. "If New Year's eve night-winds blow South, It betokens warmth and growth;

If West, much milk, and fish in the sea;

If North, much cold, and storms there will be ;
If East, the trees will bear much fruit;
If North-east, flee it man and brute."

And the next to this is New-year's day,
Whereon to every frende,

They costly presents in do bring,

And New-Year's gifts do sende.
These gifts the husband gives his wife,
And father eke the childe,

And master on his men bestowes
The like, with favour milde.

From the Latin of Thomas Naogeorgus, written in 1553. Translated by Barnarbe Googe.