The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-04-08
ELECTRIC RISE 9INTS.
arRonG ARC RAYS TURN THEM
TO BEAUTIFUL NEW SHADES.
aosee Produced That Are More Than
Eioht Inches in Diameter and vio-
lets More Than an Inch Across
sunIiuht Applied to Roots.

The following from the New Yorl
Herald is interesting and well writ
ten.
Flowers that bloom today exceed
All creations of nature. Eiolets are
donbled and tripled in size. A race O.
panses has been raised up to meas
ure two inches across their faces
!, Red roses have been turned into pur
ple and black and white ones into al
the colors Of the rainbow. Rose
bushes have been converted into
trees and vines, bearing flowers in
clusters, like grapes. Chrysanthe
NUNS have been made to bloom like
sunflowers and lilies and tulips have
been raised in darkness and light sc
that their original characteristics
we're almost totally obiiterated.
In a modern plant experimental lab
oratory the electric ligat arc creates
Transformations that astOnish the
most hardened investigator. Night
and day the bright light stimulates
the plants in their growth. while ali
The delicate violet grows rapidly, ma
turing in flowers in few weeks.
The rose flower with most brilliant
colors months ahead of is regular
season. The reds are intensified IN
brightness, bur they !ade quickly.
Born in a lay alI eight, ,heir period
of usefulness is measured 10y ;he
same short span Of existence. When
brought TO the ligh. of day they grow
sickly and fade rapidly.
The electric arc has produced roses
eight inches in diameter and violets
more than an inch across. Tulips
become giants, and cnrysanthemums
resemble cabbages in size. Expert
ments with electricity show further
hat the light modified by different
colored globes produces varied re-
sults. Red globes intensity the
growth and increase the brilliancy Of
.0iors, but they also weaken the vital
ty Of the plants. The flowers quick
y fall away and decay and the plants
hills. White giobes, which Gissipate
he rays and spread them more uni
ormly, make the plants grow stead
" and satisfactorily. But the yei-
ow globes SO far have given the best
atisfactiOn, while blue ones arpar-
ntly neutralize the whole effect of
be electric light.
Electricity is not Life, but is stimu-
ates life in pants. It's adaptation
nay yet revolutionlze horticulture. In
ur homes lighted by electricity the |
observatory becomes an experiment
n garden. We modify the lights |
nth shades suited to the needs of
he different potted plants. The sick
mes are revived by course in elec-
tic therapeutics. The pets are plac-
near the incandescent or arc lights
ccording to the amount of light and
ElmulatiOn they need, and under
leir powerful influence they revive.
nd their diseases are destroyed.
The disease producing insects can
pt stand the fierce glare of the elec-
ic light placed within a few feet of
lem. They attempt to hide beneath
le leaves or in the stems, but the
ght penetrateS all, dlsiOdging or de-
roying them. The powerful white
US are SO destructive to insect ilfe
ct course OF electric therapeutics
now used instead of poisonous
rays in laboratories to clean the
ants.
In the homes wnere the electric
INT cannot be used, the employment
ordinary sunlight. magnified and
odted by glass and mirrors, is
aoe possible. The amateur flower
over will find the sunlight suscep-
ne OF considerable change and ma S
First, the exclusion of all |
lite rays by covering the windows '
70, red glass or red curtains is i'm 9
Eant. The powerful rays directed t
the plants stimulate and then de- t
oy, driving away the insects. I
fne modified yellow and white rays t
employed to increase or decrease e
tendency Of the flowers to bloom q
~. Forcing can be accomplished
MY by means Of the proper light, k
lsture, and heat. With mirrors b
ced in the conservatory the suns t
9 can be reflected upon the grow G
winter plants at all hours of the t;
{. This is a gain which proves Of o
stlmable value to one raising win. n
plants under unfavorable sur
ndlngs. BY means of mirror d
ced outside the window the suns
. are reflected inside, and then by
ms Of smaller ones they are
cad all over the conservatory. a,
ext in order is the employment OF q
llsnt on the roots. Until recently W
was not attempted. Now it is So
20 that certain plants, such as n
MS and ferns, do far better when .,
hgnt can penetrate the flower =,
and reach the soil near the roots. ),
y flower holders. therefore, have .,
le INTO use for ferns and palms. q
hght, penetrating through the a,
: sidss. does not exactly reach Il,
roots. but shines upon the soil Ia
Keeps it sweet" The effect is 3
~ like magic. The ropts come a
use for ferns and palms. The :,
81, Erubs aud similar plant enc !,