The ground having been prepared, was planted June 8th, with 

 seeds of the following varieties : 



1 — ^Parsnips, Large Sugar or Hollow Crown ; 



2 — Lettuce, Silver Ball ; 



3 — Carrot, Early Shorthorn ; 



4 — Turnip, Sweet German ; 



5 — Beet, Egyptian Turnip ; 



6— Salsify, Long White ; 



7 — Radish, Early French Breakfast ; 



8— Onion, New Pearl ; 



9— Radish, White Strasburg ; 

 10 — Turnip, Purple Top White Globe. 

 The seeds were sown in drills midway between the wires ; no fer- 

 tilizer whatever was used and if there was any difference in the fertility 

 of the soil it was in favor of the non-electric plot ; throughout the 

 period of investigation and study both plots were subjected to iden- 

 tical treatment, save in the application of the electric current. 



As before mentioned, electricity was first applied June 10th, the 

 current being twelve amperes, as it was thought proper to use a small 

 quantity at the start, that the effect of the stronger current might be 

 more intelligently studied as the experiment proceeded. Throughout 

 the period the ground was kept well watered in order that it might 

 act as a good conductor. June 11th, the plants in the electric plot 

 began to appear — purple top white globe turnips ahead. The turnips 

 made rapid growth, those in the electric bed growing faster than 

 those of the non-electric. June Pith, other plants broke through the 

 surface in both plots ; beets appeared in each plot on the 14th, and 

 on the 1 6th, parsnips were seen peeping through the soil of the elec- 

 tric garden. A full history of the vegetables will be found in the 

 following pages, the different varieties being treated in the order 

 given above. 



PARSNIPS, Large Sugar or Hollow Crown. 



As stated, June 8th was the day on which both plots were planted 

 and the parsnips were sown, four rows in each bed, at the end where 

 the electric current entered the ground. The plants began to appear 

 June 16th in both plots — electric garden ahead, and from the first 

 showed rapid growth ; the foliage was rank and when harvested was 

 nearly twice as high as that of the non-electric plot ; the roots, also. 



