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Attention may be specially directed to the fact that in the 

 case of the offspring of No. 4 there is the closest possible 

 correlation or coupling between the presence of wings to Glume 

 I., the presence of a keel to Glume II., and a want of similarity 

 between the spikelets. In the case of the offspring of No. 12 

 this association, though not perfect, is still close. 



In the opinion of the writer the facts above recorded go 

 very far towards proving the hybrid nature of Lena-batu- 

 pengiri. 



Specimens of the seedlings described are preserved in Mr. 

 Jowitt's collection' of grasses deposited with the Secretary 

 of the Ceylon Agricultural Society, Colombo. 



In the following table, in which the characters of the 

 seedlings dealt with are indicated, the symbol -\- represents 

 the presence of a particular character, its absence, whilst 

 -^ denotes an intermediate state, or the presence of the 

 character in a less marked degree. Wlien two sjTnbols are 

 given, this indicates tliat both conditions were found on the 

 same plant. 



