Journal of electricity, power, and gas . hat mightbe indicated. Fig. 1 shows a set of curves derivedfrom a great many tests on cauliflower. It should be mentioned here that the curves for other plants suchas cabbage or beets, while quantitatively different,have the same typical shape. When the tests were concluded average plantswere pressed and preserved and prints taken of specimens are shown Figs. 2, 3 and 4. In theseit will be noted that the principal gain is in the rootstructure, a very desirable end in plants that are tobe transplanted. On this account the improvement ofthe e
Journal of electricity, power, and gas . hat mightbe indicated. Fig. 1 shows a set of curves derivedfrom a great many tests on cauliflower. It should be mentioned here that the curves for other plants suchas cabbage or beets, while quantitatively different,have the same typical shape. When the tests were concluded average plantswere pressed and preserved and prints taken of specimens are shown Figs. 2, 3 and 4. In theseit will be noted that the principal gain is in the rootstructure, a very desirable end in plants that are tobe transplanted. On this account the improvement ofthe electrified plants was greater than indicated bythe percentages shown. It was also noted that theelectrified plants, after transplanting, were more hardyand grew faster than the non-electrified, with no fur-ther stimulation for either. Fig. 5 is a photograph of radishes wherein the testwas continued until the electrified plants were of amarketable size, the twelve largest plants from thenon-electrified bed and the twelve average from the. Fig. 5. (Radishes).Current, .00014 in., direct; .444 watts percu. ft.; watthours per cu. ft. 192. Fertility:electrified, 100 per cent; non-electrified, 92 percent. electrified bed. None of the non-electrified plantswere of marketable size while all the electrified plantswere. One was lj^ in. in diameter, and of fine flavor,not, as might be expected, pithy or strong. After thephotograph was taken the tops were cut off andweighed, the results being as follows: Electrified oz. Non-electrified oz. Gain electrified oz. or 117 per cent The roots were then washed and weighed. Electrified averaged for 25 plants oz. each Non-electrified averaged for 23 plants oz. each This is a gain of 403 per cent in the average size of theedible portion of the plant. As the test was not continued till the non-elec-trified plants were of marketable size no results as tothe time saved can be given for this test but othertests carried o
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