Plant-life

Professor Clark, of Amherst Agrienltural College, gives iu his late paper on plant life au experiment performed by J. J. il. Gregory on a growing squash vine. Wheu a shiagle was set upnght in tíie gronnd near the growing tip, the plant turaed toward t. On removing the Khinglo to the opposite sido, tlie vino changedite ooittae toward the shiugle. Another squash vine, after running tüong the gronad teu or twelve feet, pasHed under the brauches of a tree l'oiir feet above it. It stopped, and turned apward, fttjd grew in this direotion untilitcoaldpd louger sustaiu itwlf, and iell to the ground; it again rose, and again feil. A third effort ivas made with a like RMlilt, and it theu ceased ti'ying.