APRIL.
1. Mercury, French annual, Mercurialis annua. St. Hugh, bishop, 1132.
2. Violet, white, Viola alba. St. Francis of Paula, a native of Calabria.
3. Alkanet, evergreen, Anchusa sempervirens. St. Agape, 304.
4. Crown Imperial, red, Fritillaria imperialis. St. Isidore, bishop of Seville, 636.
5. Crown Imperial, yellow, Fritillaria imperialis lutea. Vincent Ferrer, 1419.
6. Hyacinth, starch, Hyacinthus racemosus. St. Sixtus I., pope.
7. Anemone, wood, Anemona nemorosa. St. Aphraates, fourth century.
8. Ground-ivy, Glechoma hederacea. St. Dionysius, bishop of Corinth.
9. Polyanthos, red, Primula. St. Mary of Egypt, 421.