The experiments made by Hildebrand, which are not so
numerous as in the last case, are given in Table 4.28 in the same manner as
before.
TABLE 4.28. Oxalis Regnelli (from Hildebrand).
Column 1: Nature of the Union.
Column 2: Number of Flowers fertilised.
Column 3: Number of Capsules produced.
Column 4: Average Number of Seeds per Capsule.
Long-styled by pollen of longest stamens of short-styled. Legitimate union :
6 : 6 : 10.1.
Long-styled by pollen of longest stamens of mid-styled. Legitimate union :
5 : 5 : 10.6.
Long-styled by pollen of own mid-length stamens. Illegitimate union :
4 : 0 : 0.
Long-styled by pollen of own shortest stamens. Illegitimate union :
1 : 0 : 0.
Mid-styled by pollen of mid-length stamens of short-styled. Legitimate union :
9 : 9 : 10.4.
Mid-styled by pollen of mid-length stamens of long-styled. Legitimate union :
10 : 10 : 10.1.
Mid-styled by pollen of own longest stamens. Illegitimate union :
9 : 0 : 0.
Mid-styled by pollen of own shortest stamens. Illegitimate union :
2 : 0 : 0.
Mid-styled by pollen of longest stamens of short-styled. Illegitimate union :
1 : 0 : 0.
Short-styled by pollen of shortest stamens of mid-styled. Legitimate union:
9 : 9 : 10.6.
Short-styled by pollen of shortest stamens of long-styled. Legitimate union:
2 : 2 : 9.
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