Pollenating the Gourd Blossoms 



To effect fertilization, nothing more is necessary 



than to pluck a staminate flower, pulling away its corolla, 



to expose the pollen-bearing surface, and to insert this in the pistillate 



flower, gently dusting the stigma with pollen. The facility 



with which this may be effected makes the members 



of this family very attractive to the 



amateur experimenter. 



