Herbology Lesson 2

In this lesson the professor speaks about tools for herbology:
-Dragonhide gloves to protect your hands
-Earmuffs (to muffle those mandrake screams!)
-Wand to cast usefull spells
-Apron (to keep your clothes clean, but also safe from nasty things like acid)
-Mask (some plants have toxic fumes, meaning you shouldn't breathe it in)

2 potions that will help if you get hurt:
-antidote to common poisons 
-essence of dittany

Tending to plants
Other equipment for caring for plants:
-Dragon dung: a fertiliser for the plants made from dragon poop
-Moonclaf dung: a fertiliser for the plants made from moonclaf dung, it is gentler than dragon dung, but also has less nutrients
-Centaur tears: these are a strong fertiliser for plants, but plants that frow in salt water find them toxic.

Cauldrons
There are different types of cauldrons with each their own specifications:
1. Pewter
inexpensive, low melting point, prone to melting and exploding, erodes quickly.
2. Brass
920 celsius melting point, can cause a reaction releasing zinc into the air= toxic fumes
3. Copper
1.085 celsius melting point, recyclable, safe and cheap
4. Silver
780-962 celsius melting point, for nocturnal plants, dangerous instable melting point
5.Gold
expensive, 1.064 celsius melting point, goes well with all plants. Careful: fake cauldrons on the market with pyrite. Pyrite (1.100 celsius) is is very dangerous in potion making as it reacts with plants, water and heat.