| Show PLANTS THAT GO INTO A TRANCE r eastern stern man bran invents a plan for or vegetation A curious exhibit is made at the mechanics chani cs fair it is nothing more nor less than a display of mu mummified minified plants it requires a label to inform the people that they are dead says the boston transcript for the plants appear exactly as if alive and growing they are not made of wax or of cloth but are genuine plants tha grown in the earth until they have reached a good state of development when by their being treated to a certain injection the growth is arrested th then comes the strange part for the plants so treated do not droop and die the leaves remain fresh and bright and the plant stands erect it is moreover impervious to heat and cold and nothing seems beems able to destroy its strange repose the most striking part of the exhibit is a collection of large palms used for decorating these plants are noted for being very tender and susceptible cep tible to almost every influence those on exhibition have been dead for six jhc months yet not even when t the e leaves are carefully examined wo would i the he f fact a ct be s suspected u s p e et ed the ex hi ii promises to create much inte interest t among visitors to the fair as the many advantages of having plants thus impervious to all conditions can be readily seen the credit of providing the exhibit belongs to a bew anew hampshire ir e man rn n aho abo vho discovered the process of t treating r ea ting blants |
