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Zellanna · 11-21-2008, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

A little less hands-on? Sweet! Herbology really wasn't bad at all... Mentally celebrating over what was sure to be an interesting lesson, Dominic listened as Carracio continued the start of the lesson. Sighing quietly, the fourth year thought about roses and what they might do and then remembered one of their features. "Roses have thorns, right? So wouldn't those thorns act as protection for the plant against anything attacking it?"

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Originally Posted by Jenster

"It will stick you wiv it's forns," Theo said, his little hand wiggling in the air. "If you try to pick it, it stabs you."

"It will, however you are not thinking the right way. We are assuming the rose is not getting enough of something. Sunlight, water, or nutrition. What will the rose actively do?"

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Originally Posted by camirayaxley

Oooh. At least she'd been kind of right.

She raised her hand. "Don't rose bushes drop off the unsalvageable parts? It encourages growth, right? That's why people prune them. They're helping the plant with what it already does naturally..."

He nodded in response. "That is true. A rose will even stop blooming while still budding, and kill off the buds in order to conserve energy. Two points." He looked around, waiting to see if there would be other answers.

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Zellanna DoM & DERP Knarl Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 9,443 Hogwarts RPG Name: Armand Beta-Erikson Slytherin First Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Damien Beta-Erikson Slytherin First Year Ministry RPG Name: Armand Erikson Ecological Protection Ministry RPG Name: Slade Erikson Mysteries	Slytherin by heart Quote: Originally Posted by PhoenixRising A little less hands-on? Sweet! Herbology really wasn't bad at all... Mentally celebrating over what was sure to be an interesting lesson, Dominic listened as Carracio continued the start of the lesson. Sighing quietly, the fourth year thought about roses and what they might do and then remembered one of their features. "Roses have thorns, right? So wouldn't those thorns act as protection for the plant against anything attacking it?" Quote: Originally Posted by Jenster "It will stick you wiv it's forns," Theo said, his little hand wiggling in the air. "If you try to pick it, it stabs you." "It will, however you are not thinking the right way. We are assuming the rose is not getting enough of something. Sunlight, water, or nutrition. What will the rose actively do?" Quote: Originally Posted by camirayaxley Oooh. At least she'd been kind of right. She raised her hand. "Don't rose bushes drop off the unsalvageable parts? It encourages growth, right? That's why people prune them. They're helping the plant with what it already does naturally..." He nodded in response. "That is true. A rose will even stop blooming while still budding, and kill off the buds in order to conserve energy. Two points." He looked around, waiting to see if there would be other answers. __________________ Armand and Damien Beta-Erikson Named for Legends