The best time for pollination is in the early morning 
when the flowers have just opened, the weather should not 
be wet. Trouble was experienced with caterpillars boring 
into the half grown fruits, this was eventually controlled 
by removing all the leaves that' could touch the fruit as 
it was coticed that the caterpillars stuck the leaf to the 
fruit and used it as a shelter. 
The seeds when ripe were dried off for a day or so 
i 
and then sown. The resulting seedling's show great 
♦ . 
variations in the shape of their leaves. The varieties 
that produced the greatest number of fertile seeds w r ere 
nos. 10 and 34. 
Hibiscus schizopetalus was pollinated by H. 63 but no 
fruits were produced, possibly the style in H. schizopetalus 
is too long for the pollen tube of 63. A more positive 
result might be obtained if the style was shortened and 
the cut surface used as the stigma.. 
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