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another occasion a large number of flowers of both forms were fertilised in the
same manner, but no account of their number was kept. The seeds, however, were
carefully counted, and the averages are shown in the right hand column. The
ratio for the number of seeds produced by the two legitimate compared with the
two illegitimate unions is here 100 to 53, which is probably more accurate than
the foregoing one of 100 to 63.
TABLE 1.11. Primula Sinensis (from Hildebrand).
Column 1: Nature of the Union.
Column 2: Number of Flowers fertilised.
Column 3: Number of good Capsules produced.
Column 4: Average Number of Seeds per Capsule.
Long-styled by pollen of short-styled. Legitimate union :
14 : 14 : 41.
Long-styled by own-form pollen, from a distinct plant. Illegitimate union :
26 : 26 : 18.
Long-styled by pollen from same flower. Illegitimate union :
27 : 21 : 17.
Short-styled by pollen of long-styled. Legitimate union:
14 : 14 : 44.
Short-styled by own-form pollen, from a distinct plant. Illegitimate union :
16 : 16 : 20.
Short-styled by pollen from the same flower. Illegitimate union :
21 : 11 : 8.
SUMMARY:
The two legitimate unions together :
28 : 28 : 43.
The two illegitimate unions together (own-form pollen):
42 : 42 : 18.
The two illegitimate unions together (pollen from the same flower ):
48 : 32 : 13.
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