. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ?"f !l"-'V''^^" "1-™ W"~. "''"?.'^Ji'"5{-'W?!*^r.:'^^'' T' ?"• ; V'^^^"' y—!?- • ^- ».- '-* :r-yatrf^ Deckmbke 28, 1922 The Florists^ Review 35 latter bears profitably over a longer period. It is common and good practice to grow two or three crops of lettuce, following them in the late spring -with cucumbers. Use galvanized or annealed iron wire for trellises. Eun these both lengthwise and crosswise. Tie the shoots with raffta. Aphis must be overcome by fumiga- tion, but cucumbers will not stand a h
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. ?"f !l"-'V''^^" "1-™ W"~. "''"?.'^Ji'"5{-'W?!*^r.:'^^'' T' ?"• ; V'^^^"' y—!?- • ^- ».- '-* :r-yatrf^ Deckmbke 28, 1922 The Florists^ Review 35 latter bears profitably over a longer period. It is common and good practice to grow two or three crops of lettuce, following them in the late spring -with cucumbers. Use galvanized or annealed iron wire for trellises. Eun these both lengthwise and crosswise. Tie the shoots with raffta. Aphis must be overcome by fumiga- tion, but cucumbers will not stand a heavy dose. A too close, warm atmos- phere or cold drafts will cause mildew 'o appear. Sulphur must be used for his at once, or the plants will soon be •uined. CUOUMSEB POLUNATION. We are having trouble with our cu cumbers in the greenhouse. We have no bees to pollinate; we do it by hand. However, there are not enough cucum bers coming on. What is the right way to pollinate by handf H. K.—^Wis. Fertilization, or pollination, of cucum bers and other plants, is effected by taking the pollen masses which are pro- duced on the stamen of the male bios soms—those to which are attached im fruits—and placing these in contact with the pistil of the female, or fruit- producing flower. When the pollen masses touch the stigma or pistil of a flower which is "ripe" or is properly developed to receive it, the grains of pollen germinate in the sugary excretion of the stigma and thus effect fertiliza- tion. Fertilization is effected in a variety of ways. Winds are the best dissemina- tors of pollen. Insects come next. Arti- ficial pollination may be effected by shaking the plants about noon on clear days, thus causing the pollen masses to be scattered; or by means of bees, which are invaluable where cucumbers need fertilization, or by hand. To fertilize by hand, you can take a male flower, or flowers, remove the flower portion and touch the center or pistil of the fema
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