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HYBRID PRIMULAS. 



Chap. II. 



Table 16. 



Both forms of the Oxlip crossed with Pollen of both 



forms of the Primrose, P. vulgaris. 



Illegitimate union. Legitimate union. lUegititnate union- Legitimate union. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled 

 primrose: 34 flow- 

 ers fertilised, pro- 

 duced two cap- 

 sules, containing 

 S and 12 seeds. 



Short-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 loug-styled prim- 

 rose : 26 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced six cap- 

 sules, containing 

 16, 20, 5, 10, 19, 

 and 24 seeds. Av- 

 erage 15.7. Many 

 of the seeds very 

 poor, some good. 



Long-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 long-styled prim- 

 rose : 11 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 10, 7, 5, and 6 

 wretched seeds. 

 Average 7.0. 



Loug-styled ox- 

 lip, by pollen of 

 short-styled 

 primrose: 5 flow- 

 ers fertilised, pro- 

 duced five cap- 

 sules, containing 

 26, 32, 23, 28, and 

 34 seeds. Average 

 28.6. 



Table 17. 

 Both forms of the Cowslip crossed with Pollen of 

 both forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. Legitimate union. Illegitimate union. Legitimate union. 



Short-styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 lenof short-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced not one 

 capsule. 



Long- styled 

 cowslip, hy pol- 

 lenofdiortityled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, ' pro- 

 duced one cap- 

 sule, containing 

 26 seeds. 



Long- styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip : 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced three cap- 

 sules, containing 

 5, 6, and 14 seeds. 

 Average 8.3. 



Short-styled 

 cowslip, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, ^rp- 

 dnced eight :.^ratp- 

 sules, containing 

 58, 38, 31, 44, 23, 

 26, 37, and 66 

 seeds. Average 

 40.4. 



Table 18. 



Both forms of the Primrose crossed with Pollen of 



both forms of the Oxlip. 



Illegitimate union. Legitimate union. Illegitimate union. Legitimate- union. 



■ Short-styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of short-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced not one 

 capsule. 



Long- styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 lenofshorfcstyled 

 oxlip : 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced two cap- 

 sules, containing 

 5 and 2 seeds. 



Long- styled 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of Ion g-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced eight cap- 

 sules, containing 



15, 7,12,20,22,7, 



16, and 13 seeds. 

 Average 14.0. 



Short -styled; 

 primrose, by pol- 

 len of long-styled 

 oxlip: 8 flowers 

 fertilised, pro- 

 duced four cap- 

 sules, containing 

 52, 52, 42, and 49 

 seeds, some good 

 and some bad. 

 Average 48.7. 



