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Frowning slightly when the professor told him he wasn't thinking the right way, Dominic slid down in his chair. But then piped as he heard him compliment someone else. That someone else being Camira. Shaking his head subtly, he could not let her win. There had to be some other mechanism rose bushes used for survival. Raising his hand, the fourth year spoke. "The rose will actively produce an oil that helps to supply nutrients to the plant when hydration is low. Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers." |
Lisa listened to what was being said with a frowned expression on her face.She didn't really get what they were talking about, but she was listening.She looked around to see if there were any first-years.She couldn't find any. |
Camira raised her hand again, thinking of something else. "Professor, I know that some species of rose, such as the Dog Rose and the Rugosa Rose are very rich in Vitamin C. If the bush weren't getting enough of what it needed, it could use the vitamin C to reduce oxidative damage." |
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He looked them all over. "Back to growing upwards... There is one final thing that a rose will do. It is its last attempt at life. It will grow one horribly thorny branch with the last of its energy. And shoot it up as high as it can as a last attempt to get to sunlight. This last effort, however, has a tendency to kill it. Any questions?" |
"Why does it do it, if it makes it die Sir?" Theo asked, frowning slightly. "If somefing was going to make me die, I wouldn't do it cos it would mean I would die. And I don't want to die. But I am going to anyway cos my mummy is having a new baby, and dere isn't enough room for it. So I am going to be put on da compost cos I am da smallest." |
Camira listened to Professor Carracio speak and then raised her hand. She was confused about one thing. "Professor, does the branch have any leaves? Aern't leaves required to absorb the sunlight or can the branch do it on its own?" Maybe that's why it died instead? |
Vanessa thought for a second. If the plant used all it's energy to grow that one branch, then surely there wouldn't be any energy left for the other processes the plant had to do. "Professor. Would the Rose die as all the energy that it had left went into growing that one branch which would mean it wouldn't have the energy recquired for other processes, such as respiration?" She asked as she raised her hand, feeling a little confused. |
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Astrid frowned at the idea of it. "But that's so sad, Professor." she said with her hand raised. Whoever thought she feel sad for a plant? she thought. But was that so unheard of? It was a living thing too. And the whole subject was a bit depressing when you thought of it. |
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Sapphire raised her hand "is there a spell that makes things turn to compost quicker?, i read that It can take from three months to a year or two for muggles" |
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He took one of the small plants that had been previously transplanted and set it before the class. "For instance. What could have been the problem with these?" |
Astrid thought about what the professor had said. It did make sense, but it was still kinda sad. She raised her hand to offer a guess at his next question. "Well, could their roots been damaged during the transplantation, sir?" she asked. |
Sapphire raised her hand "not enough sunlight, oxygen and water?" |
Cale raised his hand. "Is that a plant like the ones we worked with and repotted last week? If so, maybe it didn't adjust right to the transplant and it died," he suggested. |
Dominic twirled his quill absentmindedly as Professor Carracio told the small slytherin boy to see him after class, as 'sidekick' girl seemed to get overly emotional over the fact that some plants don't make it. Odd. Silly girls . . . Then the professor addressed the whole of the class again, indicating to one of the small plants that had been transplanted last lesson. Raising his hand, the fourth year replied, "Well, perhaps the plant didn't get enough sunlight or water. Or maybe the planter wasn't the right fit for the plant." |
Hmmm. She thought hard, but could only think of one thing. "Sir, could it be transplant shock? The stress of being moved to a foreign area with different factors could have done that, right? Not to mention the possibility that the roots were accidentally damaged or the plant go too dry." |
Barry pondered the question and in the end he said "Um they wern`t given the right amount of the enviromental factors" |
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Listening to the professor speak again, Dominic eyed the plant just a few rows from him. What could possibly help? If not overwatering . . . Raising his hand, the fourth year suggested quietly, "Perhaps repotting the plant to fresh soil might be beneficial . . . or maybe," Pausing, Dominic bit his lip thoughtfully. "Try a different type of environment? For instance, changing the temperature of the surrounding air might help it to thrive." |
Ludo raised his hand, catching the Professor's attention. "Well there's transplanting or providing nutrients needed in the soil...Overall, I suppose you want to get it in an environment with everything it needs to survive." |
Astrid smiled, obviously happy to earn some points. "Professor, would it help to put the plant in more direct sunlight? Maybe it could help dry the excessively moist soil. Or maybe loosen the soil around the plants roots even." she answered with her hand up. As an afterthought she asked, "Is it possible to just cut off the roots that are affected and leave the healthy ones to try to survive on their own?" |
Wow. That was definitely a hard question. She raised her hand, after thinking for a few minutes and flipping through her text book. "Well, it would indicate damaged roots, wouldn't it, and I'm not aware of anything that can fix that. Isn't it just a wait and see kind of thing? Either the roots will repair themselves or new roots will grow, or the plant will die, right?" |
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He set it aside and pulled over a small row of plants that seemed to be dying. "There is also another class where there is nothing that you can do. These are plants that technically only live for a season. Most of us do not notice, because they are back the next year. However, they actually completely die off, and it is their young that lives on the next year. Can anyone name such a plant?" |
Freya raised her hand, herbology may not be her forte, but she might as well give it a shot. "Would the crocus be an example? Or a lily?...Maybe?" 'Or do they simply hibernate...?' |
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