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Show EVERY FLOWER HAS A STORY ALL ITS OWN THE AM MOVE. The anemone expresses withered , hopes. That meaning is probablj de-I de-I i Ived from the fact that it withers as 'soon as it Is gathered and is so fragile that the wind destroys it. I Fairy-lore tells us that the delicate veins of the anemone are painted by the tallies and that at night the little creatures cuddle down In the flowers and draw the petals over them as shelter. DEDICATED TO VENUS. The classical legend states that the anemone was dedicated to Venus be-I be-I cause of her tears. One day Venus I saw Adonis and fell in love with him Adonis loved to hunt and Venus, tearing tear-ing that he might be hurt, warned him to be careful Adonis laughed at her fears, but when out huntlnu, a wild boar attacked and killed him. Venuj saw the body and wept bi'.- terly. "Your blood shall be transformed trans-formed Into a flower," she exclaimed. as a memorial of my grief.'' Th n she sprinkled nectar over the blood and a delicate crimson-vrineel flower sprang up It is the anemone or wind-flower, wind-flower, so called because this transient tran-sient flower dose not bloom until the wind blows. ORIGIN Or N AME. Another interpretation of the name, wind-flower, is found In a Greek log-end. log-end. Anemone was a beautiful nymph with whom Zephyr was tn love. Flora became Jealous and exiled her from court Far from her lover. Anemone pined away and died of a broken heart. Zephyr pleaded with Venus who transformed Anemone's body Into the flower and Zephyr fans her with his wings all day long. |