(113

1869

Beet —seed from plant growing in group — & seed from solitary plant— no additional aid. —

(Jun 5 the row out of doors of self-plants has come up very badly & L. [Lettington] turned up earth & found that very many seed had germinated & then died.)

The seeds were sown on to 2 sides of 2 great Pots. Kept in Greenhouse & in the 2 rows in open ground: the latter were protected during winter by a little straw, but many leaves were killed by the frost.—

None of the plants in Pots or open ground showed any differences last year, or during the winter; but in early May 1870 some of the crossed, when they first began to throw up flowers look rather taller & finer. —

(113A

Beet— July 11— — 1870. Now in full flower to tips of stems

Pot	Crossed	Self		Crossed	Self
35 4/8 [+] 35 2/ [+] 29 1/ [+] 34 1/	35 4/ [+] 30 [+] 32 4/ [+] 32 2/		35 7/8 [+] 33 [+] 27 4/ [+] 28 4/ [+] 31 6/ [+] 30 4/ [+] 30 2/ [+] 30	34 1/ [+] 27 [+] 32 1/ [+] 33 4/ [+] 29 3/ [+] 31 [+] 28 3/ [+] 30 1/
	[excised]	[excised]		247 3/8	245 5/8

113A

272.75 [÷] 8 [=] 34.09 Average

238.5 [÷] 8 [=] 34.09 29.81 Average

247.375 [÷] 8 [=] 34.09 30.92 Average

245.625 [÷] 8 [=] 34.09 30.70 Average