r,88 l\ CdM'KIlKM'.K IMKIt\\TI(i\ \I.K liK (.KNKTK.il K. 



ol.)Scrvi'il in llic lirsl ^ruerai ion oT lL\liii(N liclwccii r; 



Kig. 8. — Gitremoii, N" 40071) (l.isljuu k'iiK. 

 sliowing leaves wilh very small siih- Ir 

 fouiid in cilrnii''os. t/'J ii;ininil sizc. 



Unis hifolialii I. 



>ri-nlli\alc,l plaiils, 

 iiilirlwccn i-iiis<'ly 

 rclaliMl -|)i'cics.as 

 Inr (■\ani|ilf' smno 

 ra.'ial hvlirids of 

 iiiai/.c ami xiiiic 

 s|ici-ilic iiylii'ids 

 iil' Lyiliiiisand I)i- 

 Lîilalis. Mr.Swin- 

 t;ic (onsidciTd il 

 ncccssary lo as- 

 Miiiic in sonio 

 sncli lascs. al 

 IcasI, a prclclcr- 

 niinalinn of lin- 

 i-liaiaclor- nï llic 

 hyhrid alllic lime 

 ol' l'iii-ioii of llic 

 niale and l'eniale 

 niiclei. Tlicmale 

 and feniale cliro 

 niosomes proha- 

 lily persislside by 

 >idc unclianfj;cd 

 in numlicr. and 

 pussiljly unclian- 

 ged in ([ualily du- 

 ring Ihe wliole of 

 llir onloL;eny of 

 Hic liybrid. reduc- 

 1 ion noLoccurring 

 nntil Iho close of 

 llii' lirsl i^iMicra- 

 lion. Il is Ihe- 

 refore necessary 

 lo assume, in or- 

 der lo ex|tlain Ihe 

 oiiserved lad of 

 diverifeneeofcha- 

 raclei- in llic fn-st 

 generalion of so- 

 mr liybrids, Ihal 

 Iheinnnenreexer- 

 led during onto- 

 ijony of llie by- 

 brid by llie inal(^- 

 rial bearers of 

 liercdily is, al 

 leasl in sonie oa- 



