Word: plant
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...pole, or raise the hand, which was undermost to a point on the pole above the other hand. "Any competitor who uses a pole without a spike, shall be allowed to dig a hole not more than one foot in diameter at the take off, in which to plant his pole...
...basement, besides the heating and ventilation plant, there is a large dining room and a large laundry...
...Medical School yesterday issued a statement showing the present amount of the fund and the balance to be raised before Commencement day in order to secure the gift of $1,000,000 promised by Mr. J. D. Rockefeller. The total sum necessary for establishing the new plant, $4,950,000, is reduced to $765,000 by application of the funds at the disposal of the School and the gifts of Mr. Morgan and Mr. Rockefeller. Of this remainder $471,000 had been raised, when the circular was issued, by gifts from Mr. James Stillman of New York, from members...
...laboratory at the Botanical Garden has recently been equipped with a set of instruments which will permit a much more complete study of plant life than has yet been possible. The most interesting addition is a complicated piece of machinery for the purpose of determining the action of light and gravity on the growth of plants. A very powerful current of electricity has also been introduced into the laboratory in order to test the effect of electricity on plants. By means of a switch board, the current can be increased or diminished and the corresponding effects on plant growth...
...American Chemical Society meets on Monday and Tuesday, December 30 and 31, at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; and the Society for Plant Morphology and Physiology will hold its annual meeting at Columbia University from Tuesday, December 31, to Thursday, January 2. Harvard will probably not be represented at either of these meetings...