A2

 1865 Common long-styled Primrose

Black Thread — pollen from same plant

White Thread pollen from Red Primrose from Nor 3, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22.

Black thread (15 flowers)	White Thread 20 flowers	White Thread White wool Pollen of short-styled common Primrose (12 flowers)
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(done)	(done)	(done)
Common Short-styled Primrose
Black Thread (15 flowers)	White Thread (10 flowers)	White Wool pollen of long-styled (12 flowers)
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A2v

(March 3d 1865 White Primrose, which became single, after dividing from being double; is a short-styled Plant: 6 flowers with own pollen — Black Thread.)

(April 20 Crossed 4 flowers alone left with pollen of short-styled common Primrose white Thread.

(None one set any pods) XX only this

(Used)— Illegitimate & Specific differences

Oxlip

Specific Differences of Primrose

A3

Long-styled common Primrose 1865

Black Th. pollen same form	Black W. pollen of same form of oxlip	White Th. pollen of R. Primrose	White W. pollen of short-styled P.
[table figures not transcribed]
15 ft fert	8 ft fert	20 ft fert	12 ft fert
See Back	(used)	If 3 poor pods with less than 5 seed be omitted average is 18.9

A3v

All seeds of about same size, but those by Red Primrose & by self & by exlip rather larger, from being few —

21. f. (during 1864 & 65) of long-styled were fertilised homomorphically & 14 produced capsules with

[calculation

- giving average of 52.2. seeds

A4

Short-styled common Primrose 1865

Black Th. pollen same form	Self fert	Black W: pollen same form oxlip	White Th. pollen of Red Primrose	White W. pollen of long-styled Primrose
[table not transcribed]
15 fert	Average 5.6	8fl fert	10 ft	12 ft

 

White Th.  Black Th. & self as good seeds as white wool

 

Sick Plant

X more flower quite failed in setting

Do not count them on this plant

A4v

18 ft. (during 1864 & 65) of short-styled were fert. Homomorphically & 7 produced pods,
yielding
[calculations]

 

Average of 18.8 seeds

Perhaps too little as 3 bad pods with under 6 seeds

Or say perhaps better

[calculations]

A5

Common Primrose  Crossed Spring 1864.

Long-styled	Short-styled
50 rather poor	5 fine
38	6
44	6
32	24
4/164 (41 [illeg]	4/41 (10. average
All rather small seed	All fine seed

(Used)

Six were crossed & produced 4. capsules

Six were crossed & produced 4 capsules

 

Both these were homomorphic [illeg], how wonderfully more sterile short-styled than long-styled!!!

These unions were made in Spring of 1864.