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wind; and a third pencil, guided by a rain-gauge, 
registers the quantity of rain that has fallen. The 
preceding sketch, taken from the first half of a daily 
register-sheet, gives an idea of the kind of record 
made by an Osler’'s A. The space between two 
upright lines indicates an hour; that -between two 
horizontal lines, in the rain-register %5 of an inch of 
rain, in the direction of the wind two cardinal 
points, and in the force of the wind 1 1b. of pressure 
on the square foot. 
Thus, on the day in which these lines were traced, 
there was in the rain-register, brought over from the 
former account, between ‘10 and °15 of an inch ; and 
during the twelve hours, the pencil had only risen 
one space, indicating a fall of ‘05, or 5%y of an inch, 
almost entirely between the hours of 3 and 4 in the 
morning, and immediately before 12 in the day. If 
the day had been very rainy, and the pencil had 
risen to the top of the register, it would have fallen 
immediately to the bottom of it, and begun a new 
account ; and it might have done so several times in 
the course of the twelve hours. This would have 
been effected by the mechanism connected with the 
rain-gauge, which enables the gauge to empty itself 
each time that the pencil reaches the top of the rain- 
register. As regards the direction of the wind, it 
was, during the first six hours, south, veering slightly 
towards the east; and for the last six hours, it was 
tending decidedly towards the west, being between 
10 and 11 nearly west. From the line marking the 
force of the wind, it will be seen that the day was 
stormy. Between 1 and 2, and at 11, the wind was 
blowing a very high gale, producing a pressure of 
upwards of 12 pounds on the square foot ; and 
between the hours of 4 and 5, there was a decided 
lull, the wind being brisk, but not stormy (2—3 1bs.). 
ANE'MONE, a genus of plants of the natural 
order Ranunculacew, having an involucre of three 
divided leaves, more or less remote from the flower, 
a petaloid calyx, scarcely distinguishable from the 
corolla, and soft woolly achenia (see ACHENIUM), 
which in some species have tails. The name is origin- 
ally Greek, and is said to be derived from the word for 
wind, because many of the species love very exposed 
situations. The species are numerous, and generally 
beautiful. Most of them flower early in spring. 
They are natives of temperate and cold climates, 
chiefly of the northern hemisphere. One species, 4. 
nemorosa, the Wood A., is a common native of all 
parts of Britain, and its white flowers, externally 
tinged with purple, are an ornament of many a wood- 
land scene and mountain pasture in April and May. 
Another species, 4. pulsatilla, the PASQUE FLOWER, 
adorns chalky pastures in some parts of England at 
the same season. Its flowers are purple and exter- 
nally silky. - The Garden A. is a favourite florist’s 
flower; the varieties are very numerous, and whole 
works have been published on them and their culti- 
vation, which is most extensively carried on in 
Holland, and has prevailed from a very early period. 
It is generally supposed that all these varieties have 
originated from two species, 4. coronaria, and 4. 
hortensis or stellata.  Both are natives of the 
Levant; the latter is found also in Italy and the 
south of France. By cultivation, the size of the 
flower is increased, its form and colours are modified, 
and many of the stamens are often changed into 
small petals, forming a sort of heart of the flower. 
The cultivation of the A. requires great attention. 
It prefers a light soil. The root, which consists of 
clustered tubers, is taken up after flowering. The 
plant is propagated by parting the roots, or by seed. 
In the latter way, new varieties are obtained. Seed- 
ling plants do not flower till the second or third 
year.—Besides the species which have been named, 
  
  
  
others occasionally appear as ornaments of our 
flower-gardens.  A. Apennwina and A. pratensis 
have beautiful blue flowers. They are both natives 
  
Anemone coronaria. 
of the south of Burope. A.Japonica, a most beauti- 
ful species, has recently been introduced from Japan. 
—The species of this genus are characterised by the 
acridity prevalent in the natural order to which they 
belong ; and the rhizomes of A. memorosa, and 
others, have been recommended in obstinate rheu- 
matism and in tenia.—The genus Hepatica was 
formerly included in 4. H. triloba (A. hepatica), 
with three-lobed leaves, grows wild in most parts of 
Germany, and throughout the north of Kurope, but 
is not a native of Britain. It is also found in North 
America. Varieties of different colours, and both 
single and double, are among the finest ornaments 
of our flower-borders in early spring. The plants 
are very apt to suffer from being removed or having 
the earth much loosened about them, and must be 
permitted to remain as much as possible untouched. 
ANEMONE, SeA, a popular name of the species 
of Actinia (q. v.) and some other Actiniadce. It 
seems to have been first applied to them about a 
century ago by Ellis, one of the most celebrated 
investigators of the department of natural history to 
which they belong, who remarks that ¢their tent- 
acles, being disposed in regular circles, and tinged 
with a variety of bright lively colours, very nearly 
represent the beautiful petals of some of our most 
elegantly fringed and radiated flowers, such as the 
  
Actinia Mesembryanthemum, 
carnation, marigold, and anemone.’ Tt is only, how- 
ever, when in their proper element and undisturbed, 
that the sea-anemones expand their tentacula qnd 
exhibit their beauty. When left dry by the receding 
tide, they contract into a jelly-like mass, usually 
hemispherical or conical, with a puckered ?ge in