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that there was no difference, or that the galvanized plants 

 seemed better than the others. I trust that the following 

 statements of the trials I have made, under a variety of cir- 

 cumstances, and with minute attention to everything con- 

 nected with them, will not be devoid of interest. 



On the plan as given, the space A B C D contains six double 

 rows of peas, five double rows of dwarf peas, and five rows 

 of beans. 



11 th May. — The first set of peas and the beans were about 

 five inches high. At one extremity of the row of peas a b, 

 there was then sunk in the ground a plate of zinc, and at the 

 other end a plate of copper, each six inches by four, and con- 

 nected with each other by a copper wire, which passed under 

 ground, between the rows of peas. 



lOM June. — The peas in the galvanized row looking de- 

 cidedly worse than those in the other rows ; but this row 

 was more exposed than the others to wind, which for some 

 days previous was very strong. 



IZth. — The peas in all the rows just come into flower. 



23(/. — Some of the peas in all the rows in pod. 



bth July. — Could observe no difference on the different 

 rows. The pods seemed to be advancing in the same state 

 in all. 



28M. — Peas for the first time pulled for use, and got from 

 all the rows. 



1*^ August. — Since last date have taken pods from the 

 different rows at different times ; those from the galvanized 

 row not more advanced or more numerous than those on the 

 others. 



BEANS. 



VI th May. — A zinc plate was sunk in the ground at one 

 extremity of the row of beans, marked a b, and a copper 

 plate at the other side of the same extremity, and at the 

 distance of four inches. A wire was passed from the one to 

 the other under ground, and enclosing the row of beans 

 along its whole length, as shewn by the dotted line. 



10th June. — Bean stalks of the galvanized row a little 

 taller and stouter-looking than the others. 



