"Is it possible that in this 'age of science' of yours it has not occurred to your people that if plants grow by slowly extracting their own elements from the soil, those elements artificially extracted and applied to the seed will render growth and fruitage almost instantaneous ?" "At all events we've speculated about it," St.George hastened to impart with pride, "just as we do about telephones that will let people see one another when they talk.

But nearly every one smiles at both." "Don't smile," the prince warned him.

"Yaque has perfected both those inventions only since she ceased to smile at their probability.

Nothing can be simpler than instantaneous vegetation.
Any Egyptian juggler can produce it by using certain acids.

We have improved the process until our fruits and vegetables are produced as they are needed, from hour to hour.