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between the normal ripening time of the two parents, as shown in the’ 
examples given below. 
I cannot give the average time for each species with its own pollen, not 
having experimented in this line sufficiently. The average given is that of 
all my own crosses, and hence is apt to be too high for the quick-ripening | 
kinds and too low for the slow ones; but it will illustrate the point made. 
Only good pods have been idered—those ining at least some’ 
thousands of plump seeds. 
The seed parent is given in the left-hand column, and the pollen parent 
in the middle, each being followed by the average period of ripening of un- 
crossed capsules (where this is known), stated in months. The right-hand 
column shows the actual period of ripening of the hybridised capsules, in 
some cases three examples being recorded : — 
SEED PARENT. POLLEN PARENT. HYBRID CAPSULE. 
C.Triane ... 11}m. C. amethystoglossa 44m. 8} m. 
” 99 MalaDidtas-ser, ae 124m. -. 13} ms 
had: 9 », Lueddemanniana... ? 14} m. 
bee 6 », luteola ee te -@ TH: gi, 10, 105 Mm. 
ey) 9 »» Percivaliana Be Lauti, 15 m. 
A ieaney ” >», Schroederz... ve 14... 14m. 
ae x » Walkeriana eee 11} m. 
sie, a L. anceps... -. 5¢m. 74, gh, 9 m. 
Sous a , », Dayana Peat I4 m. 
» Percivaliana 13 m. » harpophylla + flava 7}m. 134m. . 
” % a C. luteola < om 16, m 
» + ~ ye bilan 4 2. -. 114m. 14}, 154, 170m 
” as Sc +» velutina. —.., heed g} m. 
9 s L. anceps... -. 5¢m. of} m. 
The soonest maturing pods, so far, have been of Bletia verecunda X 
Schomburgkia tibicinis, 7% weeks, and the same x L. purpurata, 6 weeks: 
The former seed began to gerininate in considerable numbers, but was then 
lost ; of the latter, I have one odd-looking plant—a tiny bulb growing out 
of the top of another of equal size—the lower one bearing root-fibres and 
the upper one a minute leaf. The seed was planted six months ago. 
P 
m SAD. 
Oviedo, Florida; U.S.A., Aguiar 4 
January 13th, 1896. q 
[These remarks are very interesting, and we hope others will be induced 
to send us their experiences. What is the real meaning of the variation in 
the periods of ripening between crossed and uncrossed capsules seems at 
present doubtful, and we only see three cases in which the period of ripe 
