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lation. Be careful to remove all the anthers and do not 

 allow any of them to drop down between the filaments and 

 the pistil. When the emasculation is completed the sta- 

 mens present the appearance of those shown in fig. 37, C. 

 Generally it will be found that the stigma is quite ready 

 for the pollen at this stage. Hence it is not necessary to 

 place a bag about the emasculated flower or flowers to 



await the ripen- 

 ing of the pistil 

 or pistils, as must 

 be done with the 

 flowers of many 

 other plants. 



Pollination may 

 be performed im- 

 mediately after 

 em as cu 1 at i o n 

 The pollen may be 

 placed on the 1 

 stigma by grasp- 

 ing one of the 

 dried flowers by 

 the base and 

 bringing the an- 

 thers in contact 

 with the stigma. 

 B u t generally 

 we have used a 

 small, soft camel's 

 hair brush (Plate 



XII) fitted with a wooden handle four or five inches long 

 A fresh one should be provided for each different kind of 

 pollen to be used. The brush is dipped into the phial con- 



Fig. 38. Paper sack, covering cross-pollinated 

 Satsuma flowers. 



