In all three pots a crossed plant flowered first; yet the self-fertilised plants, which belonged to the new tall variety, were in height to the crossed as 126 to 100.
Mimulus luteus.
Plants derived from a cross with a fresh stock as well as the intercrossed plants of the old stock, flowered before the self-fertilised plants in nine out of the ten pots.
Salvia coccinea.
A crossed plant flowered before any one of the self-fertilised in all three pots.
Origanum vulgare.
During two successive seasons several crossed plants flowered before the self-fertilised.
Brassica oleracea (First Generation).
All the crossed plants growing in pots and in the open ground flowered first.
Brassica oleracea (Second Generation).