iluhiliard Reveals
lie's as `Authority'
Oil Plant Culture
AMERICAN Dianeticists and Sci en tologists , who have watched the intense horticultural experiments of
"nuclear physicist" Dr. L. Ron
Hubbard "over the last 20 years" ,
will be extremely interested in
some startling claims he has made
as a result of his continuing experiments on his estate near London, England.
According to GARDEN NEWS, published in
London, the man who gave Dianetics to the
world has been working with the aberrations of plants even longer than he has
been recognized as an "authority" on the
aberrations of man . Quoting GARDEN NEWS:
"Have you ever wondered if the street light
outside your house has any effect on the
plants which grow in your garden?
"We can tell you this: If that light is of
the sodium type which gives an orange glow,
the chances are that sweet peas will never
flourish.
"And if the street is lit by mercury vapour
(the purple light which seems to drain all
colour from the facer, then it is quite likely
that geranium plants will not bloom .
"These are facts emerging from experiments
into the relationship between plant growth and
various types of light which are being conducted at East Grinstead (Sussexl by an American nuclear scientist, Dr. Ron Hubbard.
"He tells us that sodium lights are disliked by all plants because of the 'cold'
light they produce. These lamps bring out
growing plants literally into a cold sweat
which can be seen on the foliage.
"Mercury vapor is a different proposition.
Most plants seem to respond to its light -- geraniums excepted. (ED. NOS -- Our geraniums are
an exception to the exception , however.)
..The cause of mildew in greenhouses?
none other than the widely recommended use of
bottom heat by either electrical or waterpipe
Dr. Ron Eubbard -- red head with a green throb
systems.
"'In twenty years ezberisenting, I have
proved that bottom heat is actually harmful,'
Dr. Hubbard says. 'It is the probable cause of
all damp diseases and fungus that attacks so
many greenhouses in winter.'
"The cure for mildew is simple and inexpensive. The doctor's prescription: Instal an
infra-red lamp in your glasshouse like a normal light. 'By this method I've discovered how
to check and prevent the spread of mildew, he
proclaims.
"This is no idle theorising on Dr. Hubbard's part. At Saint Hill Manor Estate, neal
East Grinstead in Sussex, we saw enough evidence of his researches to support his assertion that current experiments he is conducting
are 25 years in advance of today's methods and
ideas.
"In his laboratories, Dr. Hubbard has developed some brand new ideas based on the relationship of artificial light to plant
growth... One interesting point about this
particular test of reactions to colours was
that under a green light the soil dried out
very quickly.
"The doctor's explanation is this: 'It
seems that a green light has some molecular
reaction on the water which dries it much
quicker than other lights. This could have its
o wn individual application -- drying out a
house, to just give one example.'"
London office of GIRD
