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Every achievement adds to the sum of human knowledge.
Linnaeus, the great Swedish botanist, is said to have discovered the
secret of growing pearls before 1762. (2) Bostwick's procedure, in
formula style, appears in the Saturday Evening Post, issue of May 6,
1939. Reading it may give some Floridian an idea to do further
experimenting with the conchs that grow so plentifully along our shores.