Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-02-23
14-YEAR TESTS
OF PLANT LIFE
Reveal That VIII FIora 10 Not
Always Grow h het
con0eni1 Habitat,
ENVIRONMENT IS CHANGED


Chicago.-At q tecfrrs given bezoss
IN aAsenbiAge of geegl l2phess sos
biologists representing aesezal socs
ties. In. u. 7. M4si,ougxl. director a
the Botanical research department. o.
the Carnegie institution st Wasting
te1. described tie results Of q serses
Of experiments eItenainx cver scuy.
teen years snd embracing l39 species
Of plants. the expertt0eau tendsnx 10
show that the wild plant 70 DOT n.
ways found In the environment ncss
suited 10 IL
"A great many people think thsx.-
said Or. MacDouS2l. hut 1t hxs been
found TO be absolutely false
With stations established st four
different attitudes. 500 feet, $500
feet. .ssJ1 fee, md &. so lere!. psaa. u
have been transferred from osae place
to another. and the results os the c-uI-
turzl experiments O. foz-.esa yea-s
have now been compiled.
Grow Mers Isxvrianty.
In these experiments plants from the
nountatn tops, s@rse from q hs3gtg. os
close to Ole and oneh2lt ntiss shove
Sea- level, were found TO grUw much
mora iuxuriantly. producing more
leaves, flowers and fruits &. see ae9ei
thaa they Lsd IN theIr native habitat
Iassse plants acre not cultivated. pro
tecred ar fostered IN suy way In their
new situations. Once placed. tAey
were L. all steats and purposes Wild
flowers anss had ~ fi-h, ss#ir ow-a bSt.
ties and take chances as before.
One hundred ans tAirty-aine plants
were used In these experiments, en-.
ersciIg ferns os srch wide diye-reace
as grasses, Wild lilies aid rex and wal
nat trees. Is well as cacri ans! either
unusual plants
while g plan, may thrive well n
It's ne~ situstiou.- said Or. MacDuu.
Sal, 1T will sometimes display a be-
asvior quite 81 variance w'f,h tAg, By !
which 1t is ordinarily known. Tnrs
the cosnFnna wfschhasea, which u
Snoxn to hsnusp In the vscantsy of New
Ye.f wA~a the f.xwts ecsnc, VIXEN ssk.
90 so tire equitable climate n The Pa.
catic coast r@eeris 10 the anrraai q. \
sEiss' rzcr-'lccst,l'rg hsh.;- Other sgs-caes 1
shs'~ flower forms. fruits snd les zves |
notably dtfeoea, tro9a taase Previous
" ssasr'gy.s! by ttsera
Aquatic plants of the c-ess family
were made 20 srow in soil On tae
taps, where the roots sayrrse~a
small rad!ssses, the their reAstsvcs
The -adisa Is & c-eSs- In ether wrxs.s
iAese plants came tack to the saces-
'ral habit q forming q ra4sss-
interest TO sioiesss.a
The inanDer io which l,aan,s trxve4
,soEs the word or arw distributes. Ia
problem q great insrres. 70 hsaso-
-s1s and IL this experimental work
'aFf3caiat as'ca:'ou sas s3sea ;c o.
aiming estd"l4&e Gtl soxse G. the pssses
ts-as ~ disa 's.iGA;las! ~ movement u
'iants &c-csss the ssce os tne coansry.-
IL was .auaa that rx.h.ss end rp-
ents Shic, .iAl42h:s the s,Ak sag.e sf
he ;ep 9. the mountain range acted
Nrs effectively as 8 barrier to pxp-
css' cacts Rr.d ether plants sryaa .saos-
* gp or down ;tas goun,xsa slos,sas
10 verify 1sts q haErsgr s<ssze wss 80.
salsSasd Sud The ;,,anss ,srrse~scsf In
rsreEs5 ~t1e't'sayes which s.ys esr TIE :
't2s nli2l!rs animals. TIE pszstx
arsSea std !sTvsfesvss aas s,a.wsess
ftEzin 'ae eFsei0sssi section. uas IN
'e asect, 10 either sttc af .As sas.
'se aa.9e, tNes rapidly disappeared.
elns t'a'ct by TIE rasshst~ Tais On. / ;
aire. the gays;eysens ssh1tden acs>-
sge ~ ss'sssc ~ ttcSe piAESs~-ssus ssss~
'se aos hva, tor c1sa, ha. actual Do.
rGcsiaa through being .asea. TIE
,.rzaals wes~ The .exscvA
TIE csssal lahorstoey ~ Carxsxs-
'';he~ Sea sad ;as desert .ss~a-stgAry
Ts.csasn Ara Krv ;so es The xx. {
rssrsesa'xl ssA,sons sAkA were used Y
tass work- Z