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HYBRID PRIMULAS. 



Chap. II. 



Table 16. 



Both forms of the Oxiip crossed with Pollen of both forms of the 

 Primrose, P. vulgaris. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled prim- 

 rosft : 34 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 two capsules, con- 

 taining 5 and 12 

 seeds. 



Legitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long - styled prim- 

 rose : 26 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 six capsules, con- 

 taining 16, 20, 5, 10, 

 19, and 24 seeds. 

 Averagel5"7. Many 

 of the seeds very 

 poor, some good. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long - styled prim- 

 rose : 11 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 four capsules, con- 

 taining 10, 7, 5, and 

 6 wretched seeds. 

 Average 7 • 0. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled prim- 

 rose : 5 flowers 

 fertilised, produced 

 five capsules, con- 

 taining 26, 32, 23, 

 28, and 34 seeds. 

 Average 28 • 6. 



Table 17. 

 Both forms of the Coioslip crossed with Pollen of hoth forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced one cap- 

 sule, containing 26 

 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 long -styled oxlip: 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced three cap- 

 sules, containing 5, 

 6, and 14 seeds. 

 Average 8 '3. 



Legitimate union. , 



Short-styled cow- 

 slip, by pollen of 

 long - styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced eight cap- 

 sules, containing 58, ^ 

 38, 31, 44, 23, 26, 

 37, and 66 seeds. 

 Averalge 40 "4. 



Table 18. 

 Both forms of the Primrose crossed with Pollen of hoth forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. 



Short-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced not one 

 capsule. 



Legitimate union. 



Long-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 short-styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced two cap- 

 sules, containing 5 

 and 2 seeds. 



Illegitimate union. 



Long-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 long - styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced eight cap- 

 sules, containinglS, 

 7, 12, 20, 22, 7, 16, 

 and 13 seeds. Ave- 

 rage 14" 0. 



Legitimate vnion. 



Short-styled prim- 

 rose, by pollen of 

 long - styled oxlip : 

 8 flowers fertilised, 

 produced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 52, 52, 42, and 49, 

 seeds, some good and i 

 some bad. Average 

 48 '7. 



