. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE GLOXINIA. [IIS Ijeautif'ul Howev is a. \'ev>' re- markable exemjiliticution of cnie (if the great aims of modern science, which is the annihilation of Time. \ ou have heard of, and j)OSRibly you may have seen, the Indian juggler who so\\'s a seed in a pot of earth, and in the course of a few minutes presents to your admiration the plant tlie seed produces—not in a nascent state, as we see a pea or bean emerge from the earth, but complete, with stout stem, many leaves, perfect flowers, and fruit. How is it done ? We d
. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE GLOXINIA. [IIS Ijeautif'ul Howev is a. \'ev>' re- markable exemjiliticution of cnie (if the great aims of modern science, which is the annihilation of Time. \ ou have heard of, and j)OSRibly you may have seen, the Indian juggler who so\\'s a seed in a pot of earth, and in the course of a few minutes presents to your admiration the plant tlie seed produces—not in a nascent state, as we see a pea or bean emerge from the earth, but complete, with stout stem, many leaves, perfect flowers, and fruit. How is it done ? We decline to tell, because we do not know. This, however, we all know, that the essence, the very life, and, indeed, the intention of all conjuring is deception. Now the subject Ijefore us does not bring into the field this element of deception, but it does in the most striking manner illustrate the capabilities of si'ience in the annihilation or the reduction of Time. For many years past the florists, like the cattle- 3Z. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell
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