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Female. — Cor., colour scarlet by combination of yellow; form, 

 larger limb ; leaf, size. 



Through Princess Christian (Pr. Fred, x B. jav.). 



Pr. Christian (yellow) x B. multicolor, var. Curtisii (crimson) 

 =Nos. 89, 443 (crimson), 489 (pinky-scarlet).* 



Male. — Cor., colour crimson; form same, but larger; leaf 

 tapering and narrower. 



Female. — Cor., form, large border ; leaf larger. 



Through Star of India (Cr. Pr. of Germ, x B. jav.). 



Star of India (pinky-orange) x B. multicolor, var. Curtisii 

 (crimson) =Nos. 34, 417, 322 (crimson to scarlet). 



Male. — Cor., colour, imparted crimson ; form same, but 

 reduced ; leaf tapering at both ends. 



Female. — Cor., colour, slight infusion of yellow ; form same, 

 but reduced ; leaf same length, but narrower. 



Through Aurora (Cr. Pr. of Germ, x B. jav.). 



Aurora (pinky-orange) x B. multicolor (lemon)=Nos. 387* 

 (orange), 402 (pinky-salmon), 451 (rose-crimson).* 



Male. — Cor., colour, imparted crimson tint ; leaf tapering at 

 both ends in No. 387. 



Female. — Cor., form same, but much reduced; leaf, same in 

 No. 451 but reduced, broader in No. 387. 



N.B. Nos. 887 and 451 are practically similar to Nos. 34, 

 417, and 852 described above, of similar parentage. 



Through Lord Wolseley (Duch. Tech x B. jav.). 



i. Lord Wolseley (red-orange) xB, multicolor, var. Curtisii 

 (crimson) = No. 395 (light crimson). 



Male. — Cor., colour, imparted crimson ; form, slightly 

 increased. 



Female. — Cor., colour, reduced crimson ; form, same tube, 

 but smaller ; leaf identical. 



ii. Lord Wolseley (red-orange) xB. Teysmannii (golden 

 yellow)=Yellow Perfection, Boule d'Or, No. 450, 519. 



Male. — Cor., colour golden yellow, red eliminated from 

 orange ; leaf larger, broader, more truncate. 



Female. — Cor., form same, but larger; lobes not renexed as 

 in male ; anthers orange. 



* For reciprocal crosses to these, see below, pp. 276, 277. 



