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Show Floral Barometers The sturdy marigolds which enliven our gardens are splendid weather prophets. If the flower It tightly closed tn the morning, yon may rest assured that there Is rain to come, but with true Intuition they seem over, bold Just now In spreading their petals. The scarlet pimpernel is also sensitive sensi-tive to rain, and even an approaching ahower will send Its petals curling In, From tlilt peculiarity the pimpernel takes Its name of the "poor man's barometer." Contrary to these flowers, flow-ers, when tbe dandelion closes np lit petalt In the morning, a fine day Ilea ahead, because It does not like too much sun. |