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May 11th 62. Pelargonium

(This includes description of Peloric flowers)

Bunyan had central peloric, without nectary & with one of upper petals pink (!) fertilised with pollen of peloric flower of Scarlet Queen & marked with Red thick thread) Also fertilised one of lateral flowers on same truss with pollen of same peloric flower of Scarlet Queen & marked with black worsted. It will show whether 2 Peloric will produce seeds.

(I fertilised (& marked with black thread) the peloric flowers of Scarlet Queen with pollen from large very pale flesh coloured. Pelargonium multiflora alba of which we have several.

May 24th fertilised another peloric flower with do black thread; & a common flower with do & marked with white thread this I believe or am almost sure dropped off

May 25 crossed 2 common flowers of Scarlet Queen with pollen of short stamens of above flesh-coloured pelargonium - black worsted.

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3 black & 1 White

June 8th fertilised a peloric fl. of Bunyan by pollen of semi-peloric central flower of anther white & pink Pelargonium No 56. Marked with white bobbin.

Also a common flower with do pollen marked with white bobbin & black thread

June 9th fertilised a common flower of Bunyan with another true peloric of peculiar flesh-coloured kind & marked with white bobbin & white thread

15th refertilised with pollen of peloric flower of Scarlet Queen

 

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May 20' crossed 2 flowers with pollen of long stamens white thread.

May 29th crossed as above another Peloric flower black thread.

June 1 one white thread & one black worsted as before

- 6 one with black thread & one with black worsted.

- 8 1 white thread - one X black worsted

- 10 White thread

Total

5 Black thread; 5 worsted, 5 white thread

Peloric always open before the other flower - The stamens are unequal in length, but incurve towards the medial pistil - Flower regular

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July 5 Peloric of Topsy by pollen of Geranium pratense (black & white thread)

Aspasia common fl by pollen of Common fl of Topsy string

Topsy peloric fl by pollen of common fl of Agnes two white threads

Common fl of Agnes by own pollen

July 9 Yong Scarlet Queen peloric fl by pollen of common fl of Agnes (white wool & black thread)

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June 15th 1862 Pelargonium X

Peloric of Topsy by Aspasia - peloric pollen (black thread)

Common fl of Topsy by Aspasia - peloric pollen (White thread)

16th Peloric of Etna by Aspasia - peloric pollen (black)

17 the two common flowers multiflora alba by pollen of peloric fl. of Scarlet Queen - (White)

This multiflora alba had almost every single flower with great pods due to Bees

10 Common flower of Topsy by Aspasia peloric

Two allied to Climax Unnamed - dark flesh common fls by peloric pollen (White) of Scarlet Queen (white). This "unnamed" had a great many pods due to Bees.

That with 2 White threads refertilised by peloric of Agnes

18th Peloric fl Aspasia by own peloric pollen black

common fl. of Bunyan by peloric pollen of Etna

common fl of Etna by peloric of Aspasia

July 2. Agnes by own pollen common fl. (String)

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The peloric flower of Etna & Aspasia have only 5 long stamens alternating with filaments. So that very regular! See [illeg] for some genus with 5 stamens & abortive stamens: Can all the crossing which Pelargonium has undergone caused this strong tendency to reversion. Scarlet Queen do 5 stamens

(Peloric fl. of Agnes has 6 petals & 6 stamens)

"Queen of Scarlet"

John Bunyan:} proper names

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June 20 Peloric fl. of Aspasia by pollen of Peloric fl. of Agnes

June 20 Peloric fl. of Etna by Peloric Pollen of Agnes.

Peloric fl. of Scarlet Queen by peloric pollen of Agnes. 2 black threads

21st Common fl. of Aspasia by peloric pollen of Agnes

Common fl. of Q. of Scarlet by peloric pollen of Agnes two white threads

common fl. of Etna by peloric of Agnes.

Peloric of Agnes by own pollen

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Common fl of Bunyan by peloric of Agnes

Common fl of do do do

common fl of Agnes by peloric Agnes

Common fl of Aspasia by peloric of Scarlet Queen (2 white threads

Common fl. of Agnes by peloric of Scarlet Q 2 white thread

peloric fl of Agnes by peloric of Scarlet Q 2 black threads

July 1st 1862 - all common flowers

Queen of Scarlet by own pollen

Agnes by own pollen

Topsy by own pollen

Etna by pollen of Topsy

[in margin:] red String & white

Semi-peloric (one petal 7 stamen) by pollen of one Agnes common fl (Indian Whip-cord)

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(June 27th)

Peloric fl. of Agnes by pollen of semi-peloric fl: of Topsy, (this semi-peloric had 7 anthers graduated, one upper petal streaked, no nectary) (White bobbin)

Common fl: of Topsy by peloric of queen of scarlets (white thread)

Common fl: of Agnes by own pollen (String)

Semi-peloric of Topsy (see above) by pollen of true Geranium (white wool)

Peloric of Young queen of scarlets by pollen of true geranium (white wool)

Common fl. of Agnes by pollen of true geranium (white wool)

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June 30th Peloric of Young Scarlet Queen by pollen of common fl. of Topsy white & black thread

July 3d. 3 common flowers of Topsy by own pollen (Red String)