Show Scientist Finds Way to Grow Plants With Without ut Soil BEmEL BERKELEY Y Cal Cat April 25 S. S AP AI How How to raise plants without soil has been discovered by Plant Physiologist Physiologist W W. l F. of the he city of ot California experiment station station sta sta- tion ht here re In announcing his discovery to today today to- to day Gericke said flowers produced by the method are sturdier more delicately colored and less Jess subject to mildew than those grown I under ordinary conditions lIe He grows Crows them In glass jars of ot water In which he puts chemicals which the roots ordinarily would take talie from the soil oll Sometimes he lie starts the plants ts from flom seeds and sometimes l r m root stocks |