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I have examined Mr Frys "mid-styled:" flowers: stigma in all stands in very middle of anthers — (so variable); one stigma was somewhat elongated like long-styled, but much less so— the others all globular, & all nearly as smooth as in short-styled.—

So I certainly think the stamens of one form & pistil of another are here combined: these flowers ought to be very self fertile. — But Mr Frys gardener says these do not produce much seed (which will harmonise with my anticipated result that these are homomorphic seedlings; & that homomorphic seedlings are little fertile): he raised all these plants from one plant, which he bought in London: he believes says the parent was a common Primrose & not mid-styled; we see

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in all 15 being of this form, for there is not one primary long-styled in lot, that this form is hereditary: is it retrogression to primordial state?

March 7th At Holwood, two mid-styled forms.

42 long-styled [+] 12 short-styled [=] 54 total. —

We shall see when all the lots are added up that this species, at least under artificial culture, has a considerable excess of long-styled.

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As long-styled seed most freely & homomorphic seedlings are inherited their own form, may not preponderance of long-styled in our Greenhouse be thus accounted for.—?

Ap. 24 62. Mr Crocker has looked & says certainly 3 forms in Chinese Primrose at Chichester —