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Table III, 



Both forms of the Oxlip crossed with pollen of both forms of the 



' Primrose, P. vulgaris. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip» by pollen of 

 short-styled prim- 

 rose : 34 flowers 



fertilized,produced 

 two capsules, con- 

 taining 5 and 12 

 seeds. 



Legitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 I'Pj hy pollen of 

 long-styled prim- 

 rose : 26 flowers 

 fertilized , prod need 

 six capsules, con- 

 taining 16, 20, 5, 

 10, 19, and 24 

 seeds. Averagel5'7. 

 Many of the seeds 

 very poor, some 

 good. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long-styled prim- 

 rose : 1 1 flowers ! 



i 



fertilized,produced ' 

 four capsules, con- 

 taining 10, 7, 5, ; 

 and 6 wretched 



seeds. ! 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, bj pollen of 

 short-styled prim- 

 rose: 5 flowers fer- 

 tilized, produced 

 five capsules, con- 

 taining 26, 32, 23, 

 28, and 34 seeds. 

 Average 28*6. 



Table IV. 



Both forms of the Qpwslip crossed with pollen of both forms of 



the Oxlip, 



Illegitimate unio7i,\ Legitimate union. 



Short-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip t 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced not one 

 capsule. 



Long-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced one cap- 

 sule, containing 26 

 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 long-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced 3 cap- 

 sules, containing 5, 

 6, and 14 seeds. 

 Average 8*3. 



Legitimate union. 



Short-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 long-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced 8 cap- 

 sules, containing 



58, 38, 31, 44, 



23, 26, 37, and 



66 seeds. Average 

 40 4. 



Table V. 



Both forms of the Primrose crossed with pollen of both forms of 



the Oxlip. 





Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced two cap- 

 sules, containing 5 



and 2 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 long-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced eight cap- 

 sules, containing 



16, 7, 12, 20, 22, 7, 

 16, and 13 seeds. 

 Average 14'0. 



Legitimate union. 



Short-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 long-styl^ oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilized, 

 produced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 52, 52, 42, and 49 

 seeds, some good 

 and some bad. Ave- 

 rage 487. 



