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grown in darkness proved to be exceptionally fine, the 

 color at base being bright cherr}^ and var^dng to light 

 pink toward the tip, the extreme upper end approaching 

 straw color, the leaf being lemon a'cUow. The stalks 

 grown in daylight varied from sultan to maroon color, 

 with tinges of green on the flat side toward the leaf, the 

 leaf itself being dark new green. None of the product 

 from that brought in without freezing, and none from 

 the frozen plants grown in daylight, was suitable for 

 gathering at this date, but the best of it was taken for 

 comparison. Of that grown in darkness, from frozen 

 plants, only those stalks which had made as good growth 

 as they were likely to make were gathered, and but three 

 of these appear in the photograph. Some stalks were 

 longer than those shown. 



On January 19th, the plants brought in on the 9th, 

 were observed to be starting into growth nicely, many 

 stalks being three to four inches long. The ones placed 

 in the dwelling-house cellar showed no activity. These 

 latter had only pushed slightly above the soil on January 

 30th, and gave their first product March 11th. 



By the middle of February those plants first brought 

 in had begun to decline, the stalks being small and 

 slender. They were apparently nearly past their use- 

 fulness. All those growing under the bench were taken 

 out February 27th; those placed on the bench were re- 

 moved March 6th, and the ones brought in in January 

 were taken from under the bench March 17th. 



The total yields obtained are as follows : — 



Total. Av. per plant, 

 lbs. oz. lbs. oz. 

 Plants brought in Dec. 8th, not frozen, 



No. 1, 3 plants, grown in the light, 1^ ^ 



No. 2, 3 plants, grown in darkness, 5 3% 1 12y\ 



