Field notebooks : Bermuda, 1926-1929
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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.