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Papaver vagum (1867) from Dr E. Bornet of Antibes.

10 flowers crossed with pollen from distinct plant & produced 7 fine capsules, all containing hundreds of seeds.

15 fl. fert. with own pollen, produced 10 capsules, but 5 of these may be almost rejected, for they contained only from 1 to 7 good seeds— of the 5 moderately good capsules, 4 contain 1 alone equalled one of the better but not best capsules of crossed plants, the 4 others containing only from 25-50 seeds each.

Hence under the circumstances, under which these flowers were fertilised, the crossed had great advantage, & produced manifold more seed; yet later in season the flowers spontaneously under under net produced numerous very fine capsules, quite as fine as the above crossed, & with one considerably finer than any one of the crossed.

(Some flowers (I know not how many) were castrated & crossed not by without castration by pollen of P. pinnatifidum, & produced 3 pods, —one as good as best crossed by same species, a second moderate — & a third poor.)

Jun 14 Pot I. crossed flowered first.) (Pot. 2 crossed flowered first)

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[Cross and self fertilisation, p. 108: "Plants of Papaver vagum were raised from seeds sent me from Antibes through the kindness of Dr. Bornet."]

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Papaver pinnatiflidum spont. produced plenty of pods; & 8 were compared in separate watch glasses with 8 caps flowers, which had not been castrated but simply fertilised by pollen from P. vagum, & they produced decidedly more seed. — so no evidence in this or last case of Hybridism.

(July 6. 68. P. pinn: Crossed by P. vagum, but not previously castrated & spont. self-fertilised

	Crossed by vagum	self-fert
Pot. I	16 1/2	16
Pot II.	18 3/4	19

 —(But in fact it is clear that both sides were self-fertilised)

N B The above crossed P. pinn. & self-pinn. Exactly resembled each other in their elongated Pods, small flowers & colour of anthers so that the application of the pollen produced no affect whatever — So again P. vagum similarly crossed by P. pinn. produced pods & flowers & anthers like the pure P. vagum. — This certainly looks as if they were distinct species.—

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Papaver vagum

Pot I— Both Two plants on both sides in pale flowers

Both crossed 23 inches high, self 25 1/2 high so taller!!

July 6 /68/ Plants now in full flower.—

Pot	Crossed—	Self-fertilised
I	23 inches 22	25 1/2 25
III	20 1/2	21

IV Plants from 10-11 inches high & not in flower self-plants rather the highest

1868 I crossed some myself some flowers on the plants in Greenhouse with care & acted on young flowers, to prevent their having been first self-fertilised. — These plants from being grown in rather small pots were rather very sterile.

(I crossed 7 flowers & got 6 capsules with seed, containing as follows, 1 & 2 with innumerable seed — 3 with about 120 seed — 4 & 5 with from 40 to 50 seeds — 6 with only 8 seeds—)

[in margin:] Late in season

12 flowers were spont. self-fert. (& I know that this species when growing well out of doors & protected from insect insects produces an abundance of fine capsules) 4 of the 12 contained no seeds only minute husks— The 8 contained, as follows 11, 1, 8, 4, 3, 3, 18, 5, ie only 6.6 seed on average, so excessively sterile & good effects of crossing plainly shown. —

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Papaver vagum 1869 seeds poor

(May 16 — young plants about 1/2 inch high, no difference on either side.)

(Jun 6. 1869. young plants now about 6 inches to tips of leaves no difference on either side.)

(Aug 2d. 69. Plants measured to tip of pods)

Number of pods & some flowers & a very few flower-buds in each Pot

	Pot	Crossed	Self
Crossed fl. first	I	14	16
Crossed flowered first	II	15	13
	III net	15	14	under net
	IV.	9	14
	V.	22	17
Crossed flowered first	15 Plants	75 X	74 X	Number of Pods
self flowered first
self flowered first

∴ Fertility equal as far as number of pods produced

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