CHAPTER VII. 



POLLINATION 



Pollination. The act of conveying the pollen horn the anther to the 

 stigma. 



Close-pollination Self-pollination. The transfer of pollen to a stigma 

 of the same flower. 



Cross-pollination. The conveyance of pollen to the stigma of another 

 flower. 



Crossing'. The operation or practice of cross-pollinating. 



Fertilization Fecundation Impregnation. The action of the pollen 

 upon the ovules. 



Close-fertilization Self-fertilization. Ths action of pollen upon the 

 ovules of the same flower. 



Cross-fertilization. The action of pollen upon the ovules of another 

 flower of the same species. 



Individual-fertilization. Fertilization between flowers upon the same 

 plant. 



Hybridizing. The operation or practice of crossing between species. 



Hybridism Hybridity. The state, quality or condition of being a 

 hybrid. 



Hybridization. The state or condition of being hybrid' ied, or the pro- 

 cess or act of hybridizing. 



Cross. An offspring of any two flowers which have beei. cross-fertilized. 



Individual-Cross. An offspring of two flowers on the same plant. 



Cross-breed Half-breed Mongrel Variety-hybrid. A cross be- 

 tween varieties of the same species. 



Hybrid. An offspring of plants ofidifferent species. 



Half -hybrid. A product of a cross betwee.i a species and a variety of 

 another species. 



Derivative or Derivation-hybrid Secondary-h: T triu. ^ nybrid be- 

 ween hybrids, or between a hybrid and one of its parents. 



Bigener Bigeneric-hybrid. A hybrid between species ui different 

 genera. 



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