American homes and gardens . 44 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July, 1906 •» •• *» •» •» •» •* ?*> • m » a •??>«* . -iv*; •1 > . ,r »M ,, 1/ v» •» \4/i ? m> ! ! jMff r f t 1 The Marvels of Plant Retardation By S. Leonard Bastin. )EVER before in the history of the worldhave such striking advances been made in therealm of horticulture as has been the caseduring the last twenty years. Step by step,patient investigation and skilful experimenthave removed those difficulties and de-ficiences of which the old time gardener was so painfullyconscious. Probably few innovations have had such a re
American homes and gardens . 44 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS July, 1906 •» •• *» •» •» •» •* ?*> • m » a •??>«* . -iv*; •1 > . ,r »M ,, 1/ v» •» \4/i ? m> ! ! jMff r f t 1 The Marvels of Plant Retardation By S. Leonard Bastin. )EVER before in the history of the worldhave such striking advances been made in therealm of horticulture as has been the caseduring the last twenty years. Step by step,patient investigation and skilful experimenthave removed those difficulties and de-ficiences of which the old time gardener was so painfullyconscious. Probably few innovations have had such a revolu-tionary effect as the introduction of the system of plant re-tardation by cold, which was first practised in Englandabout eight years ago. The root idea of plant retardation is so simple that it isa wonder that nobody had thought of attempting some-thing of the kind years before the scheme was put to a prac-tical test. It is a fact well known to everyone that in thenatural world the retarding of vegetation by low tempera-ture is of common occurrence. During late winters whenthe grip of the ice king sometimes extends well into thespring season, all kinds of plant life are often held in checkfor weeks. That this does not in a
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