72 THE NUKSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



times on the same flower to be certain of success. la 

 the case of flowers that do not open at exactly the same 

 time, it may be necessary to preserve the pollen till the 

 pistil is in a proper condition for its reception. This can 

 be done by carefully bottling the ripened anthers. The 

 fertilized flower must be watched and protected until the 

 fruit is fully ripe. When planted, the seed of this spe- 

 cimen is supposed to produce fruit partaking of the na- 



Fig. 70. 



ture of both parents. Fig. 70 represents the flower orth© 

 cherry, the letters indicating the same parts, as in fig. 68. 

 In figs. 71 and 72 are seen the flowers of the grape, the 



Fig. 71. Fig. 72. 



first of which represents the stamens covered ^by the 

 petals, which, in the case of the grape, drop ofl* instead 

 of expanding, as in most other flowers ; the latter^shows 

 the same flower after the petals have disappeared. The 

 process of crossing is interesting, andj to be performed 

 successfully requires considerable care and some.skill on 

 the part of the operator ; and, while ^it is readily per- 



