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M. albida

27'  8°. 30 P.m ⊡

   10. 15  P.m

 6. 50' a .m   28th

   8. 45' a m.

    9   down & to right

   9.12   do   do

10' 9'   to left

10. 35    do

11. 18     do

11 52 up & to left

12. 37   up & to right

1 30    same course

2   15 to right

3° up & to right

3° 30 up & to left

4° up.

5'  considerably down

5 30     do

6  down

7. 12  far down

9. 20  down & to right

10. 30  up & left back

Distance of tip 7 inches

  3 1/4 little

  1. 35 long.

   7" leaf . formed.

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all of which plants I believe to be self-fertile.* Much other indirect evidence could be given with respect to the extent to which varieties spontaneously intercross.

Gardeners who raise seed for sale are compelled have learnt by dearly bought experience how true this is; any to take extraordinary precautions

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M. albida

29' 6°. 50 moved hardly at all in night

   8. 5  up

9     to left & down

10°. 6'   down & to left

10  35   vertically down

11 . 7 . down & to right

11.  40   to left & up back

1°   straight down

1 . 40    do

2° 20   down & to left

3°     to right

3 32   right & down

4   vertically down

5. 5   a little up & to R

6. 10    down & to right

7 . 15    up & to right

9° vertically up

10. 20  to right short way

    30th Watered Plant

6. 55

8°

9'  little rise

10 . 30 up & to left

11 . 40

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against intercrossing. Thus Messrs. Sharp "have land engaged in the growth of seed in no less than eight parishes." The mere fact of a vast number of plants of any one belonging to the same variety being growing together is a considerable protection, as the chances are strong in