HIPPEASTR1 \l. 



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Table A 2. 



'•■ ( in hi i be Beed parent and in 



three mid-inti ition, 



iodine, sulphuric ai id, pi I 



hydro cide (in two beii -I parent 



in tli,- 



chloral hydrate, i 'hi 

 dium 

 and in one closer to the pol I ). 



The follow in iimmary of th 



sities : Sarni I parent, 2 ; same as pollen ; 



tli parents, 8; in 

 '. I. 



The seed parent 8ho\* 

 pollen parent on the i haractere of I 

 hybrid. 



( Iomposh e Curves of th 



The follow b 

 of the reaction-intt 

 of i he stan hes of 11 

 titan-cleonia. (< 'hart P 2.) 



Among the conspicuous this chart 



(1) The i i all thr< i g a 



very close relationship of all three si ml plant- 



sources. 



I'.') The generally lower position of the curve of 

 astrum titan in relation to the 

 parent, it being lower Ln tions with ioi 



tian violet, safranin, temperature, chloral I 

 gallic acid, nitric acid, hydroi hlorit 

 hydroxide, potassium iodide, potassium sulph 

 sodium hydroxide, sodium sulphide, and strontium ni- 

 trate ; higher with polarizatii I the 

 same or prat t icallj the same with sulphu 

 sium snip nm Icium nitrate, ura- 

 nium nitrate, cobalt nitral er nitrate, cupric 

 chloride, barium chloride, ami mercuric chloride. 



I 3 i 'I li. i urve of Hippeastrum t\ 

 in the pol a and chi 



with sulphuric acid and sodium salicyl 

 with ii itian violet, safranin, ai 



low with temperature, nitric acid, hydi 

 potassium hydroxide; very low with chloral hyd 

 potassium iodide, potassium sul] sium 



sulphide, sodium hydroxide, sodium sulp -ium 



nitrate, uranium nit rat.', strontium niti 

 copper nitrate, cupric chloride, barium chlo 

 uric chloride. 



( I ) The 



polarization and chromic-acid r . high with 



pyrogallic acid, sulphuric acid, and sodium - 



in the iodine, gentian violi :. and safranin 

 low with temperature, chloral hydrate, nitric acid, h 

 chloric and, potassium hydroxide, and potassium su 

 .yanatc; and very low with potassium iod 

 sulphide, sodium hydro lium Bulp 



nitrate, uranium nitral . tium nitral 



tratr. copper nitrate, cupric chloride, barium 

 and mercuric chloride. 



(5) Th lybrid is very high in 



polarization and sulphurb 



chromic acid and sodium salii with 



iodine, gentian violet, safranin. ai 

 with temperature, nitric acid, 1.;. 

 sium liy.h im sulph 



low with chloral hydrate, potassiun 

 sulphide, sodium hydroxide, sodium - s ul: 

 nitrate, uranium nitrate, strontium nitr./ 

 trate, copper nitrate, cupric chloride, barium chl 

 mercuric chloride. 



