396 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
cultures grown at Tatkon had a very uniform appearance and 
the writer is not at present inclined to think that in that 
locality at least cross-pollination takes place to a disturbing 
degree — In the cultures of 1916 a look-out was kept among 
c 
Four such plants were found which when sown out in 1917 
gave offspring as follows :-— 
PROGENY OF ERRANT PLANT 
: NE NERATION. 
Serial Colour = gamed Colour of seed wines 
No. of cultu | of errant plant. ; 
Coloured. White. 
1 White. ie Greenish brown. 137 56 
alco aa Toe 
a4 White. | Greenish brown. 129 99 
wish iinet assis athe ot Oe a pais So 
3 White. | Black. 133 7 
Teal hybrids due to ircs-poltioghice in the previous ae 
Further tests and greater experience is, however 
tr ag be able to say how far cross-pollination is to . o 
pect 
REFERENCES. 
(1) De Candolle. “The Origin of Cultivated Plants.” 
(2) Sir J. D. Hooker. “Flora of India. J 
Tadic (3) Sir George Watt, ‘The Commercial Produets 
(4 ) Howard. The article on ‘Sesam’ in “ Die Ziichtu 
der landwirtsehaftlichen Kulturflanzen,” by C. Fruwirth. 
