138 THE MICROSCOPE. Oct. 
Snow Crystals. 
Crystalization though sometimes attaining size to be 
recognized by the naked eye more often lurks out of 
sight and the glass is needed to reveal its beauties. Every 
one can have access to snow in its season and can exam- 
ine its beautiful crystals, 
They belong to the hexagonal system (six-sided) the 
basis of every figure being a hexagon of six rays. 
These rays, however, become incrusted: with an endless 
variety of secondary formations of the same kind, some 
consisting of thin laminae (plates) alone, others of solid 
