. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 330 VEGETABLE FORCING and stamens, are borne in separate flow- ers on the same plant. Figs. 116 and 117 show that the flowers are axillary and that several flowers or pickles may be produced in the axil of the same leaf, whether it is on the main stem or an axil- lary branch, as illustrated in Fig. 116. This fact should be kept in mind when pruning, in order that no more cucum- bers will be left on the vines than will attain large size. The female or pistillate flower is easily recognized by the ovary or tiny "pickle," as se
. Vegetable forcing. Forcing (Plants); Vegetable gardening. 330 VEGETABLE FORCING and stamens, are borne in separate flow- ers on the same plant. Figs. 116 and 117 show that the flowers are axillary and that several flowers or pickles may be produced in the axil of the same leaf, whether it is on the main stem or an axil- lary branch, as illustrated in Fig. 116. This fact should be kept in mind when pruning, in order that no more cucum- bers will be left on the vines than will attain large size. The female or pistillate flower is easily recognized by the ovary or tiny "pickle," as seen in both of these illustrations. The yellow corolla is somewhat larger than in the sterile flowers. The pistil is compound and the stigmas are two- lobed. The male or sterile flowers are much more numerous than the fertile flowers, and their stamens are more or less coherent. When cucumbers are grown out of doors, bees and other insects carry the pollen from the male to the female flowers and thus fertilize them. In the greenhouse, bees. Fig, 117.—Branch of cucumber showing male and female flowers. The latter may be recognized by the miniature Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Watts, Ralph Levi, 1869-. New York, Orange Judd co.
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