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INDEX.
VANDELLIA.
V.
Yandellia nummularifoUa , 90, 278;
seeds, 315, 322 ; self-fertile, 339Vanilla, secretion of nectar, 403Verbascum lychnitis, 89, 341, 309
- nigrum, 89, 330, 341
- phcenicrum, 330, 341, 301
- thapsu *, 89: measurements,
90; self-fertile, 341,309Verlot on Convolvulus tricolor , 55;intercrossing of Xcmophila, 183;of Leptosiphon, 394Veronica agrestis, 309
- chamaidry*, 309
- hcdern/olia, 309
Vicia faint, 300, 404
- hirsuta , 307
- sativa, 307, 403, 404
Victoria regia , 365Villarsia parnassi/olia, 390Vilmorin on transmitting chaiacterto offspring, 45117nca major s 302
- rosea , 302
Viola oaninay 357
- tricolor , 123; measurements,
120, 127 ; superiority of crossedplants, 286, 289; period ofdowering, 292, 296; effects ofcross-fertilisation, 304; seeds,310, 325; partially sterile, 35S;corolla removed, 420Yiolacese, 123
Vucoria oculata , 130; measure-ment, 132; average height of
ZEA.
crossed and self-fertilised, 276;simultaneous flowering, 295;seeds, 310, 323; self-fertile, 367
W.
Wallace, Mr., the lieaks and facesof brush-tongued lories coveredwith pollen, 371
Wasps attracted by Epipactis lafi-folia , 375
"Weights, relative, of crossed andself-fertilised plants, 244. 283;and period of germination ofseeds, 352-355
Wilder, Mr., fertilisation of flowerswith their own pollen, 341
Wilson, A. J.. superior vigour ofcrossed seedlings in Brassicacamprxtris ruta haga* 353
Wistaria sinensis, 370, 427
Y.
Yucca moth, 448