. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ELECTRO - HORTICULTURE LLEUSINI 527 artificial liglit hastens plants to grow luoru i to be considered ari-. il light and determiuiuL' .tion, and thereby causes The practical questions tlir expense of using the ilit're are injurious ele- iv,.,i light. Ill- light is the
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ELECTRO - HORTICULTURE LLEUSINI 527 artificial liglit hastens plants to grow luoru i to be considered ari-. il light and determiuiuL' .tion, and thereby causes The practical questions tlir expense of using the ilit're are injurious ele- iv,.,i light. Ill- light is the spectrum :i^.s incident upon com- ;.iv light is rich in rays i~ part, and these rays it^. These rays of the 11111 ai-ults are secured when tl 1 (,ht runs only lialt Ihr ni:;lit. A common two tl i i 1 candle-power iJL'lit lias a marked effect on tl e ^. th f many plants at a distance of sixty to even i: ne 1 n Ire 1 feet. The incandescent light has a similar ii H ence but not so marked. The incandescent or 'W el 1 h ^ light is also capable of hastening the growth cf \ lant As now understood, the application of the eleetin, light to the growing of plants is a special matter to 1 e used when the climate is abnormally cloudy or when it is desired to hasten the maturity of crops for a particu lar date. Only in the case of lettuce has it been proved to be of general commercial importance; and even with lettuce, it is doubtful if it will pay for its cost in cli- mates which are abundantly sunny. For the literature of the subject, consult the publications of the Experi- ment Stations of Cornell University and of West Vir- ginia. L. H. B. ELE6CHAKIS (Greek-made word, meaning deligMing in marshes). Ci/perAeew. Rush-like native plants, mostly of low, wiry growth, and commonest in marshes and on muddy shores. They are mostly perennial. The culms are simple, terete or angular, bearing a spherical or oblong head of inconspicuous fls.: Ivs. usually re- duced to nitri' slit'aths, TIk-v an- iii
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