POLLENIZATION 8l 



many methods to accomplish this end and prevent 

 self-pollenization. 



The Java Lily pistil may be said to almost break 

 its back to get out of the way of its own anthers. 

 When the flowers first open the pistil makes a square 

 bend, getting above and entirely out of the way of 

 its anthers below. 



The Evening Primrose pistil appears before the 

 blossom opens and before its own pollen ripens and 

 as the sphinx moth is keenly anxious to get the first 

 sip of honey as the bud opens it is apt to deposit 

 pollen from another flower long before its own 

 matures. 



The Cocoanut has a different method. The bud, 

 or spa the, as it is called, is from eighteen inches to 

 four feet long, cigar-shaped and as large as your arm. 

 The shell-like husk containing the spike blossoms 

 splits down the middle into branches which look as 

 though they might have been carved out of ivory, 

 so creamy white and glistening are they, and snap 

 out branch by branch as the outer shell splits. These 

 branches of the entire blossom spike are covered 

 with hundreds of the male buds. After the entire 

 spike is free of the containing husk, these male buds 

 start to open. They are flowers with petals and 

 anthers laden with pollen. It takes three weeks for 

 the thousands of male buds to open, shed to the wind 



