THE MORAL OF FLOWERS. 
THE WOOD ANEMONE—BUSH VETCH — 
AND COWSLIP. 
THE WOOD ANEMONE OR WIND FLOWER. 
ANEMONE nemorosa. 
And coy anemone, that ne’er uncloses 
Her lips until they’re blown on by the wind.” 
The name of this elegant little flower is derived 
“ from the Greek, ave^on, wind; some say, because the 
flower opens only when the wind blows ; others, because 
it grows in situations exposed to the wind.” The sun, 
however, seems to have full as much influence over it, 
as it always looks towards him, closing its petals when 
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