STUDIES IN INDIAN FIBRE PLANTS NO. 3 ON THE INHERITANCE OF CHARACTERS IN HIBISCUS SABDARIFFAL

by Albert Howard, Gabrielle L.C. Howard

Excerpt from Studies in Indian Fibre Plants: On the Inheritance of Characters in Hibiscus Sabdariffa L
Stem dark red. Stipules dark red. Leaves green with some red colour on the lower surface of the veins, sometimes also on the upper surface gland on the midrib colourless; petiole dark red except for a narrow strip on the under surface; pulvinus red. Peduncle red. Epicalyx red. Sepals red; central gland on mid-nerve greenish. Corolla yellow, with a deep crimson eye, turning a. Deep salmon pink on withering. Stamens staminal tube red; pollen and anthers deep red. Stigmas red. Seedlings stem green with some red below the cotyledonary leaves; petiole red on the upper surface, green below; leaves green.
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Published January 1, 1924

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Sir Albert Howard (8 December 1873 – 20 October 1947) was an English botanist, an organic farming pioneer, and a principal figure in the early organic movement. He is considered by many in the English-speaking world to have been, along with Rudolf Steiner and Eve Balfour, one of the key founders of modern organic agriculture.

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