336 The Botanical Gazette. ba [August, 
cuneate-obovate, 14-13. inches long, the margin dentate and long 
ciliate, tending to become erose at the tip, violet above, yellowish be 
low, with dark markings like the eye of a peacock’s feather; gland 
small, covered with matted yellow hairs, bordered by longer ones, 
like those on the margin of the petal: anthers oblong, four lines in 
length, scarcely shorter than the broad-winged filaments: capsule 
broady elliptic to nearly orbicular, an inch long, with a short, stout 
beak.—Collected at Pullman, Whitman Co., Washington, by L. F. 
Henderson, June, 1892 (no. 2,484); and by C. NV. Piper, 1894 (no. 1,680); 
and at Urtion Flat, Whitman Co., by Lake and Hull, July, 1892 (no. 
618). Aspecies near C. nitidus Dougl., but well distinguished by its 
colored petals, and relatively long anthers and short filaments. Mr. ! 
Piper’s no. 1,681, from Pullman, seems to be Calochortus macrocarpis ~ 
Dougl., though the petals are white, with or without blue markings # 
their bases. —Merrritr Lynpon FErNnaLD,* Gray Herbariilin, Cam 
bridge, Mass. ea 
Cross fertilization of petunias.—This series of experiments 1n Cm 
fertilizing the ordinary purple petunia, were continued until the third 
generation was obtained. The same precautions against accidental 
fertilization were used, as described in the previous notes published ia ‘ 
this magazine for October, 1892. ee 
The results obtained from the last generation were somewhat more 
conclusive than from the first, as would naturally be expected, yet me 
variation in this case was no more than would usually occur 12 
generations. ; 
The variegated varieties showed the same lack of vitality and ae 
ductiveness, throughout all the generations. The plants were Se 
weaker, and much less productive than the plain purple 1p #* ir 
every case; but a few plants which seemed as large and as egg 
the average purple ones bloomed less freely; only a few of SEE Bee 
soms produced seed capsules, which were always smaller. - ee 
_ The seeds obtained from the first year’s experiments were al Dae 
the same day, under exactly the same conditions and gil Oise 
tion was carefully watched and noted every day. No. 1 (self-feri™ 
(cross fertilized), were all sowed in the 
board partition between, so that there could not have 
est difference in their conditions while germinating. 
The variegated variety germinated more slowly and } te at ew 
than the purple; while many of the seeds failed to pen 
On the seventh day a large percentage of no. 3 4P yet. 
ground, while but four of no. 1, and none of no. 2 were UP sa 
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