Aster amellus Aster amellus Aster amellus, the European Michaelmas-daisy, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus "Aster", belonging to the Asteraceae family. In the language of flowers, the Michaelmas-daisy symbolizes a farewell or a departure. The genus name ("Aster") comes from the Greek and means "star-shaped flower." The specific name ("amellus") is first used in the Georgics (Book IV, 271-280), a poem of the Latin poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BC - 19 BC), but the etymology is obscure and uncertain. "Aster amellus" reaches on average a height of . The stem is erect and branched, the leaves are dark green.
The Irish Family The Irish Family The Irish Family (later The Irish Family Press) was an Irish weekly Roman Catholic newspaper from 1992 to 2008, providing news and commentary about the Roman Catholic Church and social issues. It was traditional Catholic in outlook, supporting the Tridentine Mass and critical of the European Union. It was founded as "The Democrat" in 1992 after the X Case. Shortly thereafter it changed its title to "The Irish Democrat", which was later changed to "The Irish Family" to avoid confusion with the paper of the same name run by the Connolly Association. In its first years it