144

(107

Borage

Aug 5. 1869—    Plants now in full flower

Crossed flowered first

*

 do    do    do 82 6/8  84 6/8 84 6/8

145

107

82.75 [÷] 4 [=] 20.68 Average    85 [÷] 4 [=] 21.25 Average

* taken as 20 ½

84.75 [÷] 4 [=] 21.18

146

(108

Limnanthes grandiflora— 1868.

12 fl. crossed yielded only 5 pods with 17 seed, ie average of 3.4. with max. of 5 & min. of I

15 fl. self-fert. & yielded 10 pods, but these contained only 25 seed, ie average of 2.5 with max. of 4. & min of I. — So do not set so freely when crossed, but yield more seed; not enough to judge by The set plentifully spontaneously under net..—

(May 16— 1869    Yong plants, 3 inches high t tips of leaves, th crossed look rather in advance.)

June 5. measured to tips of Leaves

Pot. Crossed Self

measured to tips of leaves

I 6 4/8 5 4/8 6 7/8 6 1/8 6 7/8 6 7/8

II 6 6/8 5 1/8 7 5/8 6 2/8 7 6/8 6 1/8

III 7 5/8 3 3/8 8 1/8 6 6/8 8 7 1/8

IV 7 2/8 6 3/8 6 7/8 5 7/8 7 7/8 6 6/8  

V 7 4/8 6 5/8 7 4/8 6 4/8 7 3/8 6  4/8

[=] 116 7/8 97 2/8

146v

Aug 2d /69/ There seem no clear difference in fertility between crossed & self side all plants well covered with pods.

(In Pot I, II , III & V the crossed plants flowered first; but in Pot IV self-flowered first.)

147

108

116.875 [÷] 16 [=] 7.30 Average

97.25 [÷] 16 [=] 6.07 Average