BIPPEASTRUM. 



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[TIEB "I XHE II VHHIli. 



Tin ectioc intensities of the 



anil deficit in relation In the parents. (Table A ; 

 Chart- D64toDc 



Tli, >t tin' hybrid 



of tin' seed pareni in not 



those of the pollen pareni with iodine and sulphuric a 

 the same a- those of both pa 

 sium sulphide, calcium nitrate, uranium nitral 

 nitrate copper nitrate, cupric chloride, barium chlo 

 ainl mercuric chloride; intermediate with hydrochloric 

 acid, pota - mo hydroxide, potassium i'" ! 

 sulphocyanate, sodium hydroxide, and strontium nitrate 

 ( in three n actions 



ami in threi m iriza- 



tion, temperature, chromic acid, pyrogallic acid, 

 nitric acid (ii o g closer to the pollen parent, in 



three closer to the seed parent, and in 

 as to tln> other parent); ami I: ntian 



violet, chloral hydrate, sodium sulp 

 salicylate (in two being closer to the pollen parent, in one 

 closer to th^ seed parent, ami in one ae as 



to the other pareni I. 



The following i- a summary of r> action-intensities: 

 Same a- seed parent, 0; -am,' a- pollen parent, 2; same 

 as '"'ili parents, 9 ; intermediate, 6; 1 



In none of the reactions is the:' 

 and in only two is t hen 

 and intermediateness is 

 velo]uneni in < leficit of parental e 



rental influences on the starch of the hybrid si 

 somewhat in favor of the seed parent. 



( 'mi POSH I ■ ( i l", is OF Til r REAl l KW-IN li.Vsl I I 



This section trea the 



on-intensities showing the differentiation of the 

 starches of Hippeastrum decones, II. zephyr, ami 11. 

 zephyr. (•Chart E I . ) 

 The most hart are: 



i i i The closeness of all three cui 

 i 2 ) The curve of //. pting in the \ 



rizatioii reaction, is higher than the corresponding 

 tions of II. zephyr in the reactions with iodine, gentian 

 violet, chloral hydrate, chromic acid, pyrogallic acid, 

 I, sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, potassium 

 hydroxide, potassium iodide, potassium sulphocya 



otium ni- 

 trate; lower with polarization; and the same or practi- 

 cally the same with safranin, i ire, potassium 

 sulphide, sodium salicylate, calcium nitrate, uranium ni- 

 trate, en halt nitrate, copper nitrate, cupric chloride, 

 barium chloride, and mercuric chloride. 



I In //. the very high reactions with 



polarization, chromic acid, and sulphuric acid . 

 with pyrogallic acid and sodium 



reactions with iodine, gentian violet, safranin, and hy- 

 drochl I; the li with temperature, 



chloral hydrate, nitric a 



sium sulphocyanate, ium hydn id the very 



low ri -ium iodide, potassium sulj 



m sulphide, calcium nitrate, uranium nil 

 ■ii,,,, niti i H nitrate, copper nitrate, cupric 



de, barium chloride,and mercuric 

 (4) In //. zephyr, the very high reactions -with polar- 

 ization and sulphuric acid; the high with chromic i 



allic acid, and sodium sal the moderate 



with iodine, gentian violet, and safranin; the low 

 temperature, nitric acid, hydrochlo sium 



hydroxide, and potasium sulphocyanate; the very low 

 with chloral hydrate, potassium iodide, potassium 



