BREEDING II9 



bi-sexual variety, or pollen bearer, is made 

 to produce more by interplanting with 

 Wm. Belt than if planted alone. 



The tendency then by interplanting with 

 bi-sexual varieties among pistillate varieties 

 is to facilitate the transfer of the pollen 

 from the bi-sexual varieties, by the aid of 

 wind, insects or other means, to the pistils 

 of the pistillate varieties, and in this way 

 fruit will be borne on plants that would 

 otherwise be non-productive. 



This little discussion on pollination may 

 help to explain why many beds planted to 

 one variety alone have not borne fruit. 



SPREAD OF POLLEN 



When the flowers have opened and the 

 pollen is ripe for the use of pollinating, 

 there are several agencies that are active 

 in the spreading of this yellowish dust, 

 which is so important in the production of 

 fruit. Among these agencies there are two 

 that are very important: (i) Insects and 

 (2) wind. 



The various insects are seen flitting from 

 flower to flower, perhaps taking something 

 from the flowers, as in the case of the honey 



