Stars and Flowers of Frost and Snowflakes 



Hoarfrost on leaves. This is sometimes due to the freezing of dewdrops, but more often 

 it^is deposited m sohd form directly from the air. The crystals assume varied and beau- 

 Refngeratmg plants and breweries yield a wealth of interesting types 



tiful forms. 



Snowflakes magnified. The crystals are 

 wonderfully beautiful but very fragile. 

 Perfect ones are seldom seen .except at the 

 beginning of a snowstorm in calm weather 



The majority of snow crystals assume the 

 form of six-pointed stars or hexagonal 

 plates, the thickness of which is from a 

 tenth to an eightieth of the diameter 



