Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1919 — Weeds and Flowers Serve as Nature’s Barometers [ARTICLE]

Weeds and Flowers Serve as Nature’s Barometers

Chickweed is an excellent thing by which to get a forecast of the weather. When the flower expands fully we are not to expect rain for several hours. Should,* it continue in thaU state no rain will disturb the summer’s day. When it half conceals its miniature flower the day is general’y showery; hut if it entirely shuts up, or veils” the white flower with its green mantle, it is a sign of a very wet day. The different species of trefoil always contract their loaves at the approach nf a st nrm £k> certainly does this, take place that these plants hnvp nogufrod the rmnuA of the nurseryman’s barometer. The tulip and several of the compound yeliow, flowers all close before rain. There is also a species of wood sorrel which doubles its leaves before a storm. The banksia. or mountain ebony, capia, and other sensitive plants observe the same habits.