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SOME FAMILIAR VEGETABLES Electrically 



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Negative parts of vegetables. Vegetable poisons 

 mainly contained in the roots, stem and venation. 

 Rhubarb leaves. The Cabbage tribe. Periods of 

 drought and current supply. Summer cabbage and 

 Brussels Sprout, illustrated and described. The Savoy, 

 Cauliflower and Scarlet Runner, illustrated and des- 

 cribed. Their electrical connections. The placenta 

 of the bean. Vegetable Marrow and Cucumber com- 

 pared with a Gourd. Difference in their electrical 

 structure. The Loofah. The Turnip and Swede. 

 The Tomato. The Potato, its structure physical and 

 electrical, illustrated and described. The Potato 

 plant. Jerusalem Artichoke and how it differs from 

 the Potato. Conclusions. 



ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS of the VEGETABLE 



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" Nothing new under the sun." Our progress in 

 Applied Science. Education. How certain experi- 

 ments were initiated. Drs. Trowbridge and Radcliffe. 

 Electrical circuits in electric lighting. Series, series- 

 parallel, and parallel. Direct, not alternating current. 

 Sectional area of conductors. Acorns and how they 

 are joined up. The incandescent lampholder. Ivy 

 leaves in series, illustrated and described. Fuchsias 

 in series-parallel. Apples, Cherry Apples and Horse 

 Chestnut leaves and Geranium flowers in parallel. 

 Elderberries and Grapes in series-parallel. Peas and 

 Runner Beans in series-parallel. The electrical struc- 

 ture of the Apple and Onion, illustrated and described. 



