The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-01-12
RER.FE ECO.SO. NV.
EFFECTS or CHARCOAL on vEGErA.
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EFFECTS OF CHARCOAL On VEGETA.
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Some Of The gardeners and scientific men
ct Germany, have within few years int
rested themselves in q series OF experiments
upon this subject, conducted Of The ROY al
botanic gardens Of Munich, By Edward Lu
cas-, OF Eriur,, assistant gardener. The re-
suits are highly curious, and may probably
DO turned TO ,,,e account by cullvaiors in
this count Professor Xuccarinl, Of Mu.
nich, mentions that BY the use Of charcoal,
shoots OF plants, leaves, parts Of leaves, cal
yces, &c. may be made 10 grow even of
plants thai seldom or never make roots in
the usual way Of treatment
He states ,ha, Lucas, in the spring Of
1889, discovered that several plants in no,
house that were plunged IN re use Of char
coal. showed on extraordinary vlcor Of
growth, as soon as they had pushed their
roots through The holes "a the bottom Of The
pots, INTO this under stratum. THIS obset.
'aIion led TO a set OF experiments, which
quite asionIshed himself and The scientific
trends WHO encouraged ban 10 prosecute
them.
lie at first used The refuse Of charcoal.
too fine TO be burnt, from which he stned
he coafser pieces By a coarse earth seiye.
tie louod that 10 answer best winch had
been exposed for some months TO the ,nGu.
ence oi the or and weather. Ia such
charcoal, unmlSed with any other material.
he succeeded the first season IN getting cut, |
t'ngs oil many plants to grow; he names
Slaty-slx kinda; among them, Euphofblas. +
Begonlas, Cactl, and other succueni plants.
black pepper and the bread fruit. The IN
successful experiments we're few, compared
with the successful. From parts Of leaves, I
nc succeeded IN getting considerable va
neiy OF plants TO yegetate; he enumeFates
twenty nine, Including species Of Eupbor.
BIO, two oil Begonia, and the sweet polaloe.
All the species Of GloxInia grew, even from
Hover stem, or a caIyx. A species Of
pune Ptaas erctisG, grew from the leaves. L
lie then mixed various kind, of earth
with the charcoal, and still had the rnos,e,
'raordInnry results. He says that oil the
plants BIO subjected TO this treatment, wcre
az much distinguished by their Iuxurlnnce.
AS by the more perfect development, Of their
individual parts. THIS was particular,y
he case with tuberous rooted plants. which
besides their perfect development, had also
q mnch longer period OF vegetation so !
mar me difference m this respect, between
nose thai we're cultivated 10 their usual
SOL, and those which had mixture Of char.
.oai' amounted 10 nearly two months /
ofange trees lihyellow leaves, having had :
layer CT charcoal laid on after the upper
surface Of earth had been removed, soon /.
recovered their green colour this was al. q
50 me case with some other plants. He d
vas not very particular as to the ptoportion
D earli! he mixed with charcoal bp, oo,o
ally tonud half Of each to do very well nj !,
Ways taking care that Tho coal had hcen i
.sPosed lor some time 10 tho wen,be, md .
nat timely watering was never nrolec,od 4
. me porosItY Of the earth causes Il IN d,u
Imekly' An old aud slckly plan, Of The i
'ofyanlhes, exceIso, which had been do $,
''hlng Tor two years, and had no roo,s ler, e
NJ one old and decayed one, was PLANTED d
one thltd charcoal. In three weeks !, +"
,cily. 'e'eu Po' !
LUCAS 10 an essay written within yeor u
'e"''onS mai many gardeners not bavinp =,
'ceeeuea 80 their experiments, charcoal IA
40 'aileh INTO disrcpu,e among them b,, Va
. believes tina! in every case the failure b
IN