In a liquid phase growth process comprising immersing a substrate in a melt held
in a crucible, a crystal material having been dissolved in the melt, and growing
a crystal on the substrate, at least a group of substrates to be immersed in the
melt held in the crucible are fitted to the supporting rack at a position set aside
from the center of rotation of the crucible or supporting rack, and the crystal
is grown on the surface of the substrate thus disposed. This can provide a liquid
phase growth process which can attain a high growth rate, can enjoy uniform distribution
of growth rate in each substrate and between the substrates even when substrates
are set in a large number in one batch, and can readily keep the melt from reaction
and contamination even when the system has a large size, and provide a liquid phase
growth system suited for carrying out the process.