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The seedlings from these hybrids produce 

 plants that as a rule show a combination of two 

 or more of the species fairly well balanced. The 

 seed parent of the larger number of my hybrids is 

 the Crinum Americanum, but in some cases the 

 Crinum amabale, or the Crinum Asiaticum was 

 the seed parent. It is observed that a certain small 

 percentage of the hybrids show a strong propensity 

 to run toward the seed parent of whatever species. 

 This can generally be detected by the foliage when 

 the plants are quite small. I have not observed 

 that any of the hybrids depart so strongly the 

 other way toward the tropical species (the pollen 

 parent). 



In the second and third generations the varia- 

 tions are better balanced through selection, and 

 become more fixed in desired qualities than at 

 first, when grown from seed. 



On the whole, it is perhaps a little easier to get 

 new species of crinums by crossing and selection 

 than with most other bulbous plants, especially the 

 lilies although there are notable exceptions 

 among the California lilies, some of which cross 

 very readily. 



I have sold a number of the hybrid varieties of 

 crinum, but they have been introduced unnamed, 

 or at least were not named by me. 



The crinum seeds are very curious, in that they 



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