GEMINI

(Lat. the Twins.) The third constellation of the zodiac, into which the sun enters about the 21st of May in each year. The Twins are named from Castor and Pollux; sometimes, also, from Apollo and Hercules. The constellation is easily distinguished by means of two contor being spicuousthatstarswhichof the' is second farthest magnitude to the west,near and together;Pollux Cas-that Which Is farthest to the east. (JFMMIPARES, Gemmipara. (Lat. gemma, a bud, and pario, I produce.) The animals which propagate by buds, ns the hydra, or fresh-water polype, . GEMS, [s. 505]