10 



Or a gain of more than 4 pounds (roots and tops) in favor of the 

 non-electric vegetables ; here it is noted that the weight of the foliage 

 differed very little, while the weight of the roots differed largely. 

 When these rows were thinned, eighteen of the best plants Mere set 

 in that part of the beds where the lettuce had failed. In both gar- 

 dens these were planted four inches apart, those transplanted to the 

 electric plot being placed in direct contact with the wire. This for 

 a time seemed to stimulate the growth, but the results show that the 

 non-electric garden produced the best crop. 



AVith electricity. Without electricity, 



lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. 



6 Roots, 7 8 



2 Tops, 1 12 



8 Total, 9 4 



There being 1 pound, 4 ounces, in favor of the non-electric bed. 

 It will also be noticed that the foliage growing on the 6 pounds of 

 roots in the electric garden, weighed more than that growing on the 

 7 pounds, 8 ounces, of roots in the non-electric garden. Hence it 

 would seem, that electricity has a tendency to develop the foliage of 

 plants. 



SALSIFY, Long White. 



From the first the salsify grew more rapidly in the electric plot 

 and one peculiar feature was especially noticeable, viz. : That one- 

 third of the row grew more rapidly than the rest— the foliage was 

 more luxuriant and the roots developed faster. A search for the 

 cause of this marked difference was made, and it was found that in 

 sowing, the ^eed of this one-third of the row had been accidentally 

 planted in close contact with the wire, while the remaining two-thirds 

 of the row was two inches from the wire on either side. The exper- 

 iment resulted as given below : 



With electricity. Without electricity, 



lbs. ozs. lbs. ozs. 



2 6 Roots, 1 10 



1 11 Tops, 1 8 



4 1 Total, 3 2 



In this case the increased weight of roots was in favor of electricity 

 while there was little difference in the weight of tops. 



