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Doubt Monocot. being more difficult to hybridise than Dicot; as Brown says

Rhod Dauricum & Ponticus have crossed times of flowering very different & size — The wild Crinum near Rio, was a natural cross between an aquatic and wood plant. ⸮ Perhaps note as these crosses were sterile

— I think 2 Loasa; a shrubby & climbing plant in Erythrina have crossed. The foregoing facts much opposed to Constitution being governing law — Work out constitutions & in animals゠ Ask whether lowland & Alpine plants have crossed?

Natal Gladiolus will not cross with S. Africa species — now will a Half-bred do cross with do — Here country appears to come in—

Hippeastrum self-impregnated & crossed, the former

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[The bottom portion of this note is at CUL-DAR205.7.213:]

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Herbert

The hybrids from 2 Loasas, have so continued true with little variation for several generations. Thinks there is more & more there is a tendency