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the pollen parent in lamellae and size. Hippeastrum 

 ossultam-pyrrha is closer to the seed parent in the number 

 of the lamella? and in size ; but closer to the pollen 

 parent in form, hilum, and characters of the lamellae. 

 Iris dorak is closer to the seed parent in form, size, 

 characters of the hilum, and number of the lamella?: but 

 closer to the pollen parent in eccentricity of the hilum, 

 and in the character of the lamella 3 , etc. 



In only two of the hybrids (Hwrnanthus Tcnnig albert 

 and Lilium golden gleam) is the parental relationship 

 in all four designations the same, i.e., the hybrid is in 

 form, hilum, lamellse, and size closer to one parent ; the 



former is closer to the pollen parent, and the latter to the 

 seed parent. In other hybrids, as in Brunsdonna, 

 Crinum hylridum j. c. h., Nerine dainty maid, and 

 Narcissus cresset, as many as three designations may be 

 closer to one parent; but there are seldom more than two, 

 as is seen in Ilippeastrum titan-cleonia and Hamanthus 

 andromeda. In others, there may be only one, the other 

 three being split in various ways, as in Begonia ensign, 

 in which hybrid the form of the grains is closer to the 

 seed parent, and the character of the hilum closer to the 

 seed parent, but in eccentricity closer to the pollen 

 parent ; the character of the lamella? is closer to the seed 



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