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look to deceased children of Hero when crossed by fresh stock

 

―    Thunbergia

 

   / Died

/ Name            Crossed           Self-fer

Compared with intercrossed & self-fert                    

Digitalis p. 132                       9

― 136             3          3          —or did not produce flower stem.

Brassica          1          2          did not produce flower stem

Adonis                         2         

Dianthus          [illeg] 1           2         

did not flower— (1)    2          6         

Limnanthes                 1         

Syrotianus

            2         

do                    (2)       next year smothered perhaps do not cont

Lactuca                       1.        

L. ramosa        1                      L. fulgens 2 of crossed did not flower 1st generation in

which selfs — much the tallest.                                

Nemophila—              2         

Petunia 2d gen            2                     

― 4th gen                   1         

― 5 genr (1)   1          2          (Cyclamen. 8 did not flower)

Nictiana 3d gen                      1.        

― 2d plan       2                     

― p. 343                     1         

Thunbergia                 1         

Canna              1         

            7          26       

 

But I generally kept an account after every growth & whenever I did I recorded equally for crossed & self-fertilised & I find in my notes. that only 7 of the crossed while 26 of the s.f. then died.

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            add

Ipomaea          9

Mimulus          2

Eschschoroltzia of 2 stocks    3          2 of the 4 ie with 5 plant = / one self-fert in excess & one crossed in excess average 107

A second case of Reseda        1          ?

Dianthus          3          one generation 100: 99 ie =

Lobelia ramosa           1         

― fulgens       1          2 plant 100: 127. & 100: 91

Petunia            4          1 gen. 100: 131    (average

Nictiana          3          100: 178 / 100: 96 / 100: 83 / distinct pl sp. 100: 100 / average 100. 96.

Canna 2          (see abut this) all 3 generation equal

            29 [+] 54 [=] cases. 83            Cases in which crossed & self-fer compared excluding plants growing out of doors

 

 

   Equal

(1) Vandellia

(2 & 3) Escholtzia

4 Adonis

5) Viscaria

(6) Dianthus (1 gen.)

(7) Phaseolus

8 Passiflora

9) Apium

10 Borago

11 12 13} Nicotiana

14 Primula

15 16 17 } Canna

 

Above 5 per cent

(1) Thunbergia

(2) Escoltzia

(3) Hibiscus

(4) Pisum

(5) Bartonia

(6) Lobelia

(7) Petunia (1 gen.)

(8) Nictiana 1 gen.

17 [+] 8 [=] 25

83 cases [-] 17 equal [=] 66 [-] 8 self in excess [=] 58 Crossed in excess

8 self in excess

17 equal.

more than 7 time as many.

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            Pots 100 to      open ground 100 to

Digitalis Reseda lutea            Height             85        82 —

―        Weight open Weight 21        40 +

Reseda odorata           Height             82        105 +

― from semi-sterile plant      Height             92        90 —

― do   Weight

67        99

Petunia 5' gen:            Height             66        61

            Weight—        22        36 +

― crossed by fresh stock.       Height             66        63 —

            Weight            23        53 +

Nicotiana crossed by fresh stock        Height in pots             66        72 +

            flower crowded in pots           54        " +

            Weight crowded         37        63 +

Zea mays         Height to tips of leaves            91       83 —

            ― to tips of flowers    93        80 —

Phalaris           Height             92        93 +

   cross 8

   - 5

   = 1