Pollenizing the Amaryllis 



After many years of failure in attempting to improve the 

 amaryllis, Mr. Burbank was successful only when he had 

 learned the peculiarity of this flower, which is clearly shown in the 

 color photograph print above. The pistil, as will be seen, is longer 

 than the stamens, and appears at first with a stubby end, which later 

 divides into three lobes. In the case of the amaryllis the pistil 

 does not become receptive until the flower itself is with- 

 ered, as is shown in the upper left-hand corner 

 above. Only when the flower itself has faded 

 does the pistil open up its three sticky 

 lobes, and only then can pol- 

 lenization be accomplished. 



