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Hibiscus Africanus 1867.

13 fl. crossed & all produced pods, max. 46. min 10 containing 32.4 seed

18 fl. self-fert. produced 15 pods max 47. min 11 ― [do] 32.3 seed

421 crossed seed weighed 26.13 ∴ 484 would weigh. 30.04

484 self seed weighed.. 31.42

Hence the crossed hardly more productive than self, & seed of latter the finest.—

(May 17 the self- seeds have germinated very badly.)

(June 7. Pot IV. crossed side all dead.)

(July 8th /68/

Pot II—	Crossed inches 14	Selfs inches 14	self first
Pot 2 III	8	7	crossed flowered first
Pot 3 I	13 1/2	16 1/4	crossed first
Pot IV	5	3 3/4	Crossed first
Pot IV. Aug 23	17 1/2	20 4/8
	58	61 4/8

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several European Kingdoms, [page excised] deaths increased steadily according to the latitude of their homes native country. But on the view of the immunity depending on acclimatisation it is inexplicable why the negro shd be freer than the native of any enjoy as should be freer than the native inhabitants aborigines of other intertropical country regions. The Revd [page excised]tramin his interesting work on the [page excised] native residents inhabitants of

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