. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. W E A 631 WEE webs, and creep away, expect continued rain and showery weatiier. The Leech also possesses the pecu- liar property of indicating approaching changes of the weather in a most enii- depositing the rain arc opposite to the sun,—thus in the morning the bow is in tlie west, and in the evening it is in the east; and, as the rains in this country are usually brought by westerly winds. nent degree. In fair and frosty weather a bow in that quarter indicates that the it remains motionless and rolled up in a rain is coming towards the spectator
. A dictionary of modern gardening. Gardening. W E A 631 WEE webs, and creep away, expect continued rain and showery weatiier. The Leech also possesses the pecu- liar property of indicating approaching changes of the weather in a most enii- depositing the rain arc opposite to the sun,—thus in the morning the bow is in tlie west, and in the evening it is in the east; and, as the rains in this country are usually brought by westerly winds. nent degree. In fair and frosty weather a bow in that quarter indicates that the it remains motionless and rolled up in a rain is coming towards the spectator; spiral form at the bottom of the vessel ; whereas a bow in the east indicates that previously to rain or snow, it will creep rain is passing aw-ay.' "—Salmonia. to the top, where, should the rain be i fVind.—Mr. Christensen says, that heavy, or of long continuance, it will the wind changing to any point of the remain for a considerable time; if tri-I compass between and fling, it will descend. Should the rain causes the mercury to rise; and a or snow be accompanied with wind, it change to any point between w. and s. will dart about with great velocity, and ! causes it to be depressed, seldom cease its evolutions until it i WEEDS should be warred upon un- blows hard. If a storm of thunder or remittingly by the gardener, for not only lightning be approaching, it will be ex-1 does their presence detract from that ceedingly agitated, and express its feel-! neatness which should be the all-per ings in violent convulsive starts at the top of the glass. These animal move- ments are all induced, probably, by sensations in the animal occasioned by changes in the atmospheric electricity. Rain may be Expected—When the sounds of distant waterfalls, &c., are distinctly heard—When the sun rises pale and sparkling—When the sun rises amidst ruddy clouds—When the sun sets behind a dark cloud—When there is no dew after heat in summer—When there is much
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