The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-06
bDI 70 EIAER|lT PLANTS.


1he Agricultural high school q Copen-
0Aeea, which has sO0e ~ the NEST eus-
nest chsmiets ~ the 80 WORKING II II
Interests. has made succrsefnI expseiments
N deveiorsns plants with marvellous rap
sdify ~ etheFt1tng fh~m Some time Ago
Ar. Johanns~n. an eminent hosaniss ana
expertmsutal chemist, read = paper before
the school. In which he explained his
methede Of etheEtnlng plnnao g heoesn
thetr maturity. and ~ Illustrated hte test
with pictures Of the pianta he ha1 fAoeod
Immediately after hearing thto lecture.
the d.rsstors Of the agricultural schnoi
made pssparaiioas - expertDsns with
ether - plant developsf. and the results
OF shess tests have just heen obtained g
scientific data for future use.
The method. which pso0isee 10 supse.
aeds eiectsoruIture. b to expase plants 70
the sther ,fumea under cestxin ss~essxe
conditions. The theory Ii that the etnea
frees the plants Of decomposabie matter.
and stimulates fhea In their gSoWth g
Ta.diy thst thsy reach maturity much ear
Her than BY natural growth. The plants
are e'hssised In = very simple way.
Cylindrical siassss are used for this
purpose In the experiment at the school.
20 the Operators can watch the progress
Of the piant's growing without infeFvupt.
Ing Il, For larger plants. shrubs and
small trees . peculiarly constructed box
thar is made perfectly Alright n En-.
ployeti. This box Is lined inside with tim
foil and oii-painted outside Ii mar BE- az
any desirable size. A small hole On the
I'D OF the box b made for Introducing the
ether. and this Is closed With coet when
everything 10 ready for the experiment.
The box or glass cylinder = placed over
,He potteu plant sho the etnet theu MIRO
u"ssa. rom - ~ es1s 0ensslesefs
y. stusr arg hAsooAceO ~ eoA souf rect
nls" anu iohg end tW0 zeal pseoo. Ihen
neure anu ,est tnere tos tSsnsy-teur 10
ninesy-six hoa!A
InS effect OF tnaS treatment - almost
instantaneous. yne plant ps,gtns to AVA
ven anu ms snO0iA exRan0 Ana produce
new YoiiaSe ana w0n0. Theer previous In
activity - replaced ~ n0st marvellous
process OK active gFowth. Tulips. iilacs.
carnations. lilies and Al eehtr plants thus
trtated develop suddenly, and hasten their
growtn so that they can b made ready
Tor the market almost Of the Will OF the
noris,. The etheTfsinx Of the plant costs
rom cent 20 cents Tor each one. but In
view or the extraordinary results Obtained
this Is hardly worth ccnsideFsag. Not
only are the plants Developed quicker
than by natures usual Nletho6, bat the
co.ors OF the aowess are intensified and
made more durable.
In tbs respect eiherisipg Is much snpe.
flor TO electroculture. Dome rewarka bis
successes have been ohtainsd In the paee
ten years in applying atmospheric elee-
tr'ciiy to plants for Fastening their matnr.
ity. BY this method plants and Sewers
nave been brought to maturity In half
the ordinary time required by nature. and
The size OF vegetables has been more than
double. The yield OF grains has been
Increased 20 per cent. by electroculture.
30 remarkable have the results been In
this line that some scientists have pre-
dicied an early revolution n Agriculture
through the appication OF electricity 10
all growing plants
bat there mas always been one draw
oaek 70 the eiseffocHsnre OF howenng
piants. "h,ie tHe vegetables would Be
aouotse ~ SIZE py tnis mffhod OF sftmue
'atioh. ana tneif qaaiity would not De ~
paired: the blossoms OF pants would sur
Ter. Ihey would oioom muen carrier. pro-
ouos s0me''mes mIseI blossoms, win rich
roiofs. ous thes "onid quickly faae Inu
ea,aa..ons sonn uees'op zen, aeer
coioT uHues 'he 'hnusnee OF an arc iign..
pun "nen removed from the nowefs
"outa iaae silniE I'VE noufs 10 2 Gun
s.as me same vas True OF ffnis.s.
plhns. aoses anu M otheI mowers. Tne
s.eesa,eIs 10 sone wsy seFmsu y snsorp
" eNnaust tne o'o''nk "aser 81 me
no~efs. mus HaAiHx ssecirochture OF nj
Tue rear saiue 70 me noi'a
NO. 20 .Nn me new ethsris hk methoa
% s1inauia'ins tne s1o~tn Oh noeefs Fbis
promisrs 20 pe 20 me noIist what elsctrp-
euIure - Psovshs 10 inc genera market
ss'usher ano iarmf khe pretty eoiofs
or 'he Howess are hot oniy osoueht npt
'nse stlons rene. ps e'hsfIsinE, out tney
are naue H,o'e an1aols nan ~ .he hants
- vac 'su'na 30" Me1nou. ms
= aue 70 .he IAet tnst IHs suisf iees tae
pants OF necomposapie mater. ana cones
qssy A. Ns 'spss iso"S ~ vac
oo.o.as "as ,
J nave Hyses' wHfif sseu the magic
.rahsfofmsuvh VI Psu.s ~ TINS process.