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pollen of P. x Niobe, ten failures to produce a good pod have to be recorded, 
and when apparently good seed was once obtained, no seedlings made 
their appearance. As seed parent, three failures to produce a pod were 
experienced, and, in the one instance when seed was sown, seedlings were 
not forthcoming, 
I am afraid that Fairrianum hybrids do not readily lend themselves to 
successful hybridisation, and that the proportion of failures to successes is 
great. However, if this statement of operations in my own collection is of 
any interest to Mr. J. E. Rothwell, or other of your readers, I am pleased 
to place it in evidence. 
REGINALD YOUNG. 
Liverpool. 
(This is a very interesting summary of experiments made, and to a 
great extent in agreement with Mr. Rothwell’s experiences. Mr. Young 
has furnished us with a detailed account of his operations, giving names 
and dates, but it is too long to reproduce. We find, however, five different 
sowings made in September and October last, all of which may yet 
germinate. These are (1) P. x Arthurianum x Leeanum ; (2), the reverse 
cross; (3), P. x Arthurianum x Charlesworthii; (4) the reverse cross; 
and (5) P. x Ashburtone x Arthurianum. Of these No. 2 has been raised 
by Messrs. Veitch (P. x Mary Lee) and No. 1 by Mr. Rothwell. It also 
emphasizes the need for perseverance, for two of the failures agree with 
crosses which have yielded seedlings in other collections, P. x Statterianum 
and P. xX bellatulo-vexillarium. The list shows seven experiments with 
P. Godefroye, six each with P. insigne, Spicerianum, X Leeanum, and X 
Ashburtonz, and five each with P. Charlesworthii and P. x Pitcherianum, 
and these include all which have been or may yet be successful. The four 
failures between Fairrieanum hybrids above alluded to by Mr. Young are 
P. X Arthurianum x vexillarium, twice, the reverse cross, and P. x Niobe, 
self-pollinated. Of the two crosses which have flowered, P. X Zalmoxis is 
new, and is described on another page, and P. x Dedalus was accidentally 
overlooked. It was derived from P. insigne punctato-violaceum ? X P. 
X vexillarium superbum ¢, and was descibed at page 306 of our sixth 
volume. Mr. Young there showed that a hybrid between P. x Ashburton 
and P. x Arthurianum should give a similar result, for an analysis would 
oe each case P. insigne 4, barbatum 4, and Fairrieanum 1, though the 
Proportions were obtained by two different ways. Consequently he crossed 
P, X Arthurianum pulchellum with P. x Ashburtonz Barteti, and also 
reversed the cross. The first cross failed, but the second was so far 
successful that seeds were sown last September, and we hope that they may 
germinate, and in due time flower, for the result would be most interesting. 
