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HYBRID PRIMULAS. 



Chap. II. 



Table 16. 



Both forms of the Oxlip crossed with Pollen of both 



forms of the Primrose, P. vulgaris. 



Illegitimate union. Legitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled 



primrose: 34 flow- 

 ers fertilised, pro- 

 duced two cap- 

 sules, containing 

 5 and 12 seeds. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long-styled prim- 

 rose : 26 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced six cap- 

 sules, containing 

 16, 20, 5, 10, 19, 

 and 24 seeds. Av- 

 erage 15.7. Many 

 of the seeds very 

 poor, some good. 



Illegitimate union- 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long-styled prim- 

 rose : 11 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 10, 7, 5, and 6 

 wretched seeds. 



Average 7.0. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled 

 primrose: 5 flow- 

 ers fertilised, pro- 

 duced five cap- 

 sules, containing 

 26, 32, 23, 28, and 

 34 seeds. Average 

 28.6. 



Table 17. 



Both forms of the Cowslip crossed with Pollen of 



both forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short- styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 len of short-sty 1 ed 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long- styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 len of short-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced one cap- 

 sule, containing 

 26 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long- styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip : 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced three cap- 

 sules, containing 

 5, 6, and 14 seeds. 

 Average 8.3. 



Legitimate union. 



Short- styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced eight cap- 

 sules, containing 

 58, 38, 31, 44, 23, 

 26, 37, and 66 

 seeds. Average 

 40.4. 



Table 18. 



Both forms of the Primrose crossed with Pollen of 



both forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short- styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of short-sty led 

 oxlip : 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long- styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of short-styled 

 oxlip : 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced two cap- 

 sules, containing 

 5 and 2 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long- styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced eight cap- 

 sules, containing 



15, 7, 12, 20, 22, 7, 



16, and 13 seeds. 

 Average 14.0. 



Legitimate union. 



Short- styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 52, 52, 42, and 49 

 seeds, some good 

 and some bad. 

 Average 48.7. 



