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being exerted. But its distinguishing character 

 is a denticulated line, running along the centre 

 of the Jarge yellow band ; by this it is distin- 

 guished from the Vice Admiral, the head of 

 which is also less elegantly formed. 



The Orange Admiral has more yellow than 

 any of the others ; and the bands of the Extra 

 Admiral run into one another. Dr. Gregory. 



ANAGALLIS. PIMPERNEL, OR POOR MAN'S 

 BAROMETER. 



The common Pimpernel is a beautiful little 

 scarlet flower, well known in our fields, and 

 called the poor man's weather-glass, from its 

 property of opening in fair weather and shut- 

 ting up on the approach of rain. There are 

 some foreign, with larger flowers, cultivated in 

 our gardens, which are extremely handsome. 



THE CYPREDIUM, OR SPIDER-FLOWER. 



The Cypredium from South America, is sup- 

 posed to be of a larger size and brighter colours 

 than that from North America. It has a large 



