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ON the 1st of March, 1880, I communicated to the Royal Society a paper βOn the Influence of Electric Light upon Vegetation, &c.,β in which I arrived at the conclusion that electric light was capable of producing upon plants effects comparable to those of solar radiation; that chlorophyll was produced by it, and that bloom and fruit, rich in aroma and colour, could be developed by its aid. My experiments also went to prove that plants do not as a rule require a period of rest during the twenty-four hours of the day, but make increased and vigorous progress if subjected (in winter time) to solar light during the day and to electric light during the night.
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See "Scientific Memoirs" by J. W. Draper, M.D., LL D. Memoir X.
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On Some Applications of Electric Energy to Horticulture and Agriculture 1 . Nature 24, 567β569 (1881). https://doi.org/10.1038/024567b0
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