text_original: The seeds were planted in the famous Botanical Gardens of Kew, and on August 12, 1876, the several thousand seedlings which had been raised from them were packed in special cases and shipped to Ceylon on the other side of the globe for the final and most important stage of the experiment.
text_transcription: THE SEEDS WERE PLANTED IN THE FAMOUS BOTANICAL GARDENS OF KEW AND ON AUGUST TWELFTH EIGHTEEN SEVENTY SIX THE SEVERAL THOUSAND SEEDLINGS WHICH HAD BEEN RAISED FROM THEM WERE PACKED IN SPECIAL CASES AND SHIPPED TO SALON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GLOBE FOR THE FINAL AND MOST IMPORTANT STAGE OF THE EXPERIMENT
phonemes: ðə sˈiːdz wɜː plˈæntᵻd ɪnðə fˈeɪməs bətˈænɪkəl ɡˈɑːɹdənz ʌv kjˈuː, ænd ˌɔn ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛlv, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ðə sˈɛvɹəl θˈaʊzənd sˈiːdlɪŋz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ɹˈeɪzd fɹʌm ðˌɛm wɜː pˈækt ɪn spˈɛʃəl kˈeɪsᵻz ænd ʃˈɪpt tə seɪlˈɑːn ɔnðɪ ˈʌðɚ sˈaɪd ʌvðə ɡlˈoʊb fɚðə fˈaɪnəl ænd mˈoʊst ɪmpˈɔːɹtənt stˈeɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt.