. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. i6.—Flower of the Pear. a. Stigma; b, anthers. Fig. 17.—The anthers cut out. This should be done in the bud. central organs a are the pistils j the upper extremity of each is the stigma. The surrounding thread-like organs, b, are the stamens, surmounted by the anthers. When the flowers open, the anthers burst, and discharge the pollen which may fall on the stigmas or be carried to the stigmas of another flower. The production of new varieties is
. The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and culture of all fruits adapted to the United States. Fruit-culture. Fig. i6.—Flower of the Pear. a. Stigma; b, anthers. Fig. 17.—The anthers cut out. This should be done in the bud. central organs a are the pistils j the upper extremity of each is the stigma. The surrounding thread-like organs, b, are the stamens, surmounted by the anthers. When the flowers open, the anthers burst, and discharge the pollen which may fall on the stigmas or be carried to the stigmas of another flower. The production of new varieties is greatly facilitated by cross-impregnation, or by fertilizing the pistil of one variety with the pollen of another. This was performed with great success by Knight. Selecting two varieties before the flowers had opened, and before the anthers had burst and discharged the pollen, he cut out with a fine pair of scissors all the sta- mens, leaving the pistils untouched (Fig. 17). When the stigma became sufficiently mature, which was indicated by its glutinous surface, he transferred the pollen of the other sort on the point of a camel's hair pencil. Some propagators pre- fer the point of a knife for applying the pollen. The fruit, thus yie;ded, was unchanged; but its seeds partook variously. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob); Wood, William H. S. New York, Orange Judd
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