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Excerpt from History of Cultivated Vegetables, Vol. 2 of 2: Comprising Their Botanical, Medicinal, Edible, and Chemical Qualities; Natural History; And Relation to Art, Science, and Commerce
The blossoms have been observed to emit electric sparks towards evening, which was first noticed by the daughter of the illus trious Linnaaus, who could not credit the account until he had seen the phenomenon. It is seen most distinctly with the eye partly closed.
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