Show A FLORAL the fol Plo yr of northern siberia one of the greatest curiosities is the snow flower that blooms in the northern gf apra bp ra where the earth is continually covered with a coating of snow and aliis wonderful plant shoots forth from the frozen soi on the day of abe year and reaches the height of about three feet it blooms on the third day remains open twenty four hours and then returns to its original elements it shines for a single day then the stem leaves and flower are converted into snow the leaves are three in number the flower ib star shaped its acta about as long as the leaves and about half an inch wide on the third day the extremities of the leaves show little glistening specks like diamonds about the size of the head of a pin these are the seeds of this queer flower on one occasion some of these seeds were gathered g and hastily transported to st petersburg they were there placed in a bed of snow where they were crept until the first of the following year when the snow flower burst forth and was greatly admired and wondered at by all who saw it |