. Agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. 120 AGRICULTURE. petals of the blossoms form a sort of caj) which covers the pistils and stamens. i\s the flowers begin to open, the petals loosen belo'w but remain connected above. In this they differ from the blossoms of the N'irginia creeper. When these petals begin to o[)en the pollen flies off from the stamens ' falls upon the pistils, and then, if the pistils are ready i it, the fruit will begin to form. In some of the varieties, either the pollen is not well formed and distributed, or the i)istils are not ready for it, and then fruit
. Agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. 120 AGRICULTURE. petals of the blossoms form a sort of caj) which covers the pistils and stamens. i\s the flowers begin to open, the petals loosen belo'w but remain connected above. In this they differ from the blossoms of the N'irginia creeper. When these petals begin to o[)en the pollen flies off from the stamens ' falls upon the pistils, and then, if the pistils are ready i it, the fruit will begin to form. In some of the varieties, either the pollen is not well formed and distributed, or the i)istils are not ready for it, and then fruit does not form. As a conse([uence we see bunches of small, imi)erfect fruit. When such varieties are grown alone little fruit may be e.\i)ected. Wliat is the f;ia|)c tlial we eat? We throw away the seeds and skin and eat tlie pulp. Cut a i^rape across and observe its structure. Cut another lengthwise fo as to get a thin section ; hold this up to the light and observe how the seeds are placed and how they arc attached to the skin near the one end. What are raisins? Insect Enemies of the Grape.âAmong the ects is. 'iltm Fig. 66. â Oiape-vine nc;i-l)cetlc. d, l)cctlu ; /, ; <, larva; and beetles on foliage . t/, injury to buds ; <i and /' mucli enlarged, rest natural 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 James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916. Toronto : G. N. Morang
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