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Maize Plants in greenhouse crossed

artificially & roughly— others spont. self-fert seed

Put to germinate on sand. May 3d— 1869

June 6— 1869 Plants in Hothouse in Pots

measured to extreme tips.

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302.875 [÷] 15 [=] 20.19 Average

263.625 [÷] 15 [=] 17.57

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Maize. Sept. 16— 1868.

Two long rows of crossed & selfs planted in open ground in Kitchen Garden — (Very much fewer of selfs flowered.) — The 10 tallest carefully selected from each row

To tips of flowers                   To tips of leaves

 Crossed          Self      Crossed           Self

53.|4/8             56        51.4/8 52

51|2  50|3         42.|2    54        42.|6

54|6/8 45        54 6/8 47.|6

55|[illeg]  7     54|6     59.|6    53.|2

51|6     41|6     54|       42|4

50|2     50|2     51        48|6

56|       37|5     55|6     37|4

57        37|4     55        43|4

57|6/8 34|3     54.|6    42

51|4.    35        49|2     36|4

 538|7/8  539 5/8.  53 9/10 or 54         434|4/8 X 43. 5/10      540|0/0 X             446|4/8 X

Owing to the crossed "being in advance & in fuller flower, there is less inequality between leaves & flower than with crossed

Hence perhaps the leaves often fairest standard of comparison — On average crossed to tips of leaves 54.0 inches higher than self 44. 5/10.

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N. B Maize in Pot I, 2, 3 & 4 The crossed plants flowered first: in the rows in open ground flowered at nearly same time.

749.1 [+] 66 [+] 22 [=] 837    685.6 [+] 23.2 [+] 88.4 [=] 867.4.

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539.625 [÷] 10 [=] 53.96 Average 434.5 [÷] 10 [=] 43.45 Average

540 [÷] 10 [=] 54 Average    446.5 [÷] 10 [=] 44.65 Average

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Maize in Pots in Hot House. Oct Sept. 28 /69

Same plants as measured June 6th to tips of Leaves.

	To tip of Flower stems		To end of Leaves
Pot	Crossed	Self	Crossed	Self
1	66	99.4	66	93.2
	14.2	94.4	22	88.4
	0 dead	58.6	0 dead	58.4
2	81.2	63.	79.6	63.
	76.6	60.2	78.7	59.4
	61.2	63.6	66.4	67.6
	45.3	84.2	49.	88.1
	77.2	60.7	77.1	64.3
3	84.2	74.	84.2	74.2
	56.6	72.6	60.4	78.6
	102.5	......	98.2	54.6
4	42.3	47.5	54.2	50.6
	*.......	27.7	52.6	36.5
	37.2	*.......	47.7	47.7
745 3/8	807 1/8	837 1.8	926

 

[Pot 1 note:] It is evident that in Pot I some accident occurred on crossed side , injuring all the Plants perhaps a grub at roots. no; at first start the crossed side was inferior, see former table.

[Pot 4 note:] Pot very small, so plant dwarfed

Total of all 10 Plants in Pots 2, 3, & 4— (Numbers must be checked.) to tips of male flowers & of 11 plant to tip of leaves.—

*These 2 plants did not produce male flowers at top of axis.

N. B. Best to trust to leaves

N. B. Try adding to leaves the 2 plants in Pot I

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745.375 [÷] 12 [=] 62.11 Average 807.125 [÷] 12 [=] 62.11 67.26 Average

837.125 [÷] 13 [=] 64.39 Average

926 [÷] 14 [=] 66.14 Average

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