The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-12
ISTIMULANTS TO PLANT GROWTH
Remarkable Results Obtained By Subiecting
Them to Mild Electric
Currents.

Prof Lemstrom Russian scientist has obtained most
remarkable results by merely bung plates of zine and
either side OF the plants he experimenting with and connecting
these plates by wires placed above ground.
BY this MEANS the soil becomes magnezed and the
generated moves during portion of its circuit through the earth
and roots, thus adding their vitality.
crop experimental upon, Prof Lemsrom OBJ
tanned increase of Io7 per and crop Of potatoes similarly
treated yielded increase OF 70 per Similar experiments
with crops flowers also been very successful
specially designed electric battery recently perfected by two
other Russian scientists NJ Spyeskne and NJ Krovko has had
similar results only making the forward but more
abundant
Though experiments only lately eectri-
influence upon plants was proved long time ago Ari-
cuturs have often observed that after lightning there is for
short very noticeable difference the OF growth Some
have erected lightning rods in tr fields that the
should enter the earth and SO upon the roots.
The weknown boanist Specnew OF Kew Gardens subjected
seeds the action of electric and afterward
ed them together with seeds OF the kind which had not been
touched.
The very satisfactory, The seeds which had been
treated electrically terminated quickly than the Others and
developed into better plants
Frenchman, NJ Paun three years ago. brought out
geonagnetiser, which is worked in the following
In the OF the under cultivation wetarred wooden
erected On the OF the porcelain nsuaor and
wires about inches long galvanized iron wire
ators from the collector into the earth where joins the distri
butor'
The depth which distributor, which of galvanized
wires arranged like with meshes about yards
sunk depends upon what is being For grain be
placed five inches beneath the surface.
The results with this apparatus have been very favorable
potato field under the influence of the geomagneze yielded
third weight cultivated
usual manner, and the potatoes of better quality
Other vegetables, especially spinach which great
height, and crops have also been increased by its
To protect growing from the effects of cold and frost
nowadays adopted
In Italy and other parts OF the continent of vineyards
protect the vines from the effects OF the white fro which
during the spring nights by setting fire OF
and substances carefully mixed and moened that it
produces mist smoke.
For the dozens of small bonfre frequently
lighted during the prevalence of frosty weather.
Cloroorm ether have also lately been used
pagation more particularly OF flowers.
One French succeeded by chooformng azaleas
for S hours forcing the flowers expand nearly fortnight
earlier than usual
For using ether alone Mr. T. annoch F. r. H. S. of Dersing
ham, Norfolk has constructed Theoretically sealed chamber,
side which the plants arranged Then the ether
poured through the roof in the form OF After being kept
under ether for 4S hours the chamber ventilated hours
then for another IS hours the ether applied.
Three days OF weleguated temperature after the plants
removed to forcing house. bring forth miniature buds of fresh
velvet Within days the full bloom complete in all its
glory
BY of eerizaon Mr. Jannoch has succeeded in grow
lilac and aburnum months wisteria and azalea and
strawberries and fruit generally least month before the
binary times at which they are to be found in bloom.