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Lythrum, which seeds, when exposed to insects at Down Oct. 17 — 62 — Young Plants in Orchard. Down

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These were yearly seedlings in garden close to covered plants & flowered very late, hence naturally less fertile than wild Plants.— Yet we see that mid-styled more fertile than 2 other forms — This alone had pods with above 100 seed— May say contained on averge 10 to 15 (I think I may say 15 more seed than long-styled & long-styled more fertile than short-styled

See in my artificial crosses (when all completed) whether long-styled more fertile than short-styled, if so I may trust case—