Two Gourd Blossoms to be Pollenated 



The Gourd belongs to the same family as the pump- 

 kin, and, like that plant, bears the staminate and pistillate 

 flowers separately. This arrangement makes it very easy to effect 

 hybridization. Gourds and other squashes are cross-fertilized 

 so readily that different species must be grown far 

 apart if the strains are to be kept pure. 



