text_original: Many experimenters have examined thousands of plants for these characters, often by means of extremely ingenious mechanical sorting instruments, and have raised strains of seed from the plants showing one or more of these characters in the highest degree.
text_transcription: MANY EXPERIMENTERS HAVE EXAMINED THOUSANDS OF PLANTS FOR THESE CHARACTERS OFTEN BY MEANS OF EXTREMELY INGENIOUS MECHANICAL SALTING INSTRUMENTS AND HAVE RAISED STRADES OF SEED FROM THE PLANTS SHOWING ONE OR MORE OF THESE CHARACTERS IN THE HIGHEST DEGREE
phonemes: mˈɛni ɛkspˈɛɹɪməntɚz hæv ɛɡzˈæmɪnd θˈaʊzəndz ʌv plˈænts fɔːɹ ðiːz kˈæɹɪktɚz, ˈɔfən baɪ mˈiːnz ʌv ɛkstɹˈiːmli ɪndʒˈiːniəs mᵻkˈænɪkəl sˈɔːɹɾɪŋ ˈɪnstɹəmənts, ænd hæv ɹˈeɪzd stɹˈeɪnz ʌv sˈiːd fɹʌmðə plˈænts ʃˈoʊɪŋ wˈʌn ɔːɹ mˈɔːɹ ʌv ðiːz kˈæɹɪktɚz ɪnðə hˈaɪɪst dᵻɡɹˈiː.