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4-15-29 Cosmos sulphureus, Car-
p. 408 U.S.M.J.C.P. 769 Fd. Agri Station
beds of dwelling. Plant to 2ft high
flo 2 in across. St peduncle spand,
lirsute. Pistil thus same as 3-18-29
outside Walford but larger because
cult. Diff as follows: If 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.
pet 1 1/2 in. Fl 2 in wide, outside
bracts not ciliate (20x). Petals not
hairy or veins (20x). Disk flo to 10mm
yellow, lighter at base but the 3mm
triangular lobes not orange until
withering. These lobes hairy on inside
around edge (this hair not noticed
3-18-29). Anthers to 3 mm as 3-18-29.
Filaments hairy as 3-18-29. Pollen
as 3-18-29. Oviscence (unflattened, more
ripe) like 3-18-29. 5-13-29 bloom as
side of 22 Berry Hill rd slightly after it
turns W. Middle Rd. Dennell Dr called
"Cosmos" by lady on porch.
X "Schizanthus hybrids" labeled
4-17-29 Schizanthus pinnatus,
Ruiz & Pav. B.M.J.C.P. 668. Agri. Ex.
labeled "S. hybrida." Filaments conspicuous
at base the staminode but the 2 fertile
stamina in center or slightly encave
lobes under lip. Underside of the seeds
would be rugose. Corolla tube is short
shorter than calyx, 5 stamina are
exerted is almost as long as middle
lobe of lower lip as disc. Noticed that
middle lobe of lower lip is [illegible]
noticed the length of upper lip
and the lateral lobes are longer,
5 falcate, curving inward so as
to look like one petal with hole in
center. Upper lip variously lobed
v left either 3 lobed the middle one
slightly notched the thus more or
less deeply cleft or 3 lobed the
upper and again 3 lobed the
2 lower deeply cleft.
Opposite, but others
cut as to color.