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 ==== Plants and Electromagnetism ==== ==== Plants and Electromagnetism ====
 <html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/5603665188/" title="Picture 13 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5603665188_f014029cea_s.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="Picture 13"></a></html>---Just as plants respond to the wavelengths of music, so also are they  <html><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/5603665188/" title="Picture 13 by _foam, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5230/5603665188_f014029cea_s.jpg" width="50" height="50" alt="Picture 13"></a></html>---Just as plants respond to the wavelengths of music, so also are they 
-continually being **affected by wavelengths of the electromagnetic spec-  +continually being **affected by wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum**, from earth, moon, planets, cosmos and from a proliferation of 
-trum**, from earth, moon, planets, cosmos and from a proliferation of +
 man-made devices; only it remains to be established exactly which are  man-made devices; only it remains to be established exactly which are 
 beneficial and which are harmful. Pg 163 beneficial and which are harmful. Pg 163
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 dener stand on a slab of insulating material and sprinkle vegetables from  dener stand on a slab of insulating material and sprinkle vegetables from 
 an electrified watering can. He reported that his salads grew to an  an electrified watering can. He reported that his salads grew to an 
-extraordinary size. He also invented what he called an **"electrovegetome-  +extraordinary size. He also invented what he called an **"electrovegetometer"** to collect atmospheric electricity by means ot an antenna, and pass 
-ter"** to collect atmospheric electricity by means ot an antenna, and pass +
 it through plants growing in a field. "This instrument is  it through plants growing in a field. "This instrument is 
 applicable to all kinds of vegetal production, everywhere, in all weather.” applicable to all kinds of vegetal production, everywhere, in all weather.”
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 importance to each form of vegetal life.  Pg 174 importance to each form of vegetal life.  Pg 174
  
----Lemstrom connected a series of flowers in metal pots to a static genera-  +---Lemstrom connected a series of flowers in metal pots to a static generator by an overhead network of wires sixteen inches above them and a 
-tor by an overhead network of wires sixteen inches above them and a +
 pole set into the soil as a ground. Other pots he "left to nature." After  pole set into the soil as a ground. Other pots he "left to nature." After 
 eight weeks, the electrified plants, showed gains in weight of nearly 50  eight weeks, the electrified plants, showed gains in weight of nearly 50 
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 his apparatus into a garden he not only more than doubled the yield of  his apparatus into a garden he not only more than doubled the yield of 
 strawberries but found them to be much sweeter; his harvest from barley  strawberries but found them to be much sweeter; his harvest from barley 
-plants increased by one-third. He reported  his success in 1902 in a book //Electro Cultur// The English translation of Lemstrom's book, entitled //Electricity in  +plants increased by one-third. He reported  his success in 1902 in a book //Electro Cultur// The English translation of Lemstrom's book, entitled //**Electricity in  
-Agriculture and Horticulture//.  Pg 176 +Agriculture and Horticulture**//.  Pg 176 
-Later Sir Oliver Lodge allowed the  + 
-movement of people, animals, and farm equipment through his elec-  +---Later Sir Oliver Lodge allowed the  
-trified fields, by suspending a grid on insulators attached to high poles. +movement of people, animals, and farm equipment through his **electrified fields**, by suspending a grid on insulators attached to high poles. 
 During one growing season Lodge was able to increase the per-acre yield  During one growing season Lodge was able to increase the per-acre yield 
 of wheat by 40 percent and was pleased that the  of wheat by 40 percent and was pleased that the 
 bakers who used flour ground from it claimed it produced bread of a far  bakers who used flour ground from it claimed it produced bread of a far 
-better quality than that made from the wheat they were normally fur-  +better quality than that made from the wheat they were normally furnished. Pg 176
-nished. Pg 176+
  
  
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