The stigma is seldom recep & 
when the desired number of florets are prepared you 
wait until the next day to do the actual crossing. 
Crosses are most successful if made during the warmer 
part of the day, from shortly before noon until about 
5 P. M. They seldom take during rainy or damp weather. 
Upon returning the next day, pollen of the desired 
variety is dusted carefully upon the three tiny prongs 
of the stigma of the previously prepared floret. When 
properly receptive these tiny prongs will be open and 
covered with a slightly sticky substance. Close obser- 
vance will soon teach you the proper time to apply the 
pollen. Now, write the name of the stigma or seed bear- 
ing parent followed by the name of the pollen parent on 
the Label. 
If. your crosses are successful, in three or four weeks 
there will be fat seed pods that must now be watched so 
that they may be harvested as soon as the pods begin to 
split open. Place the pods in properly labeled bags then 
store them in a dry cool place. When dry clean the pod — 
shells and the thin wafer-like disks off the seed during 
spare time. In the spring plant the seed one inch deep in 
well prepared fertile beds, again labeling properly. 
Keep well watered thruout the season for once they start 
to grow, only a few hours dry will often kill the tiny 
seedlings. In sections where the weather is hot and dry 
a lathe shade will be found helpful. If successful, in 
the fall you will be able to harvest a small bulb for 
each seed that grew. They now require the same care as 
other glad bulbs. With good care many of these should 
bloom the second summer and you will become a confirmed 
"Glad Fiend". 
It will be found that each seedling has developed 
into something different. Most will be inferior to exist- 
ing varieties. The clever breeder, with luck, may be 
able to pick one or two good ones from several thousand 
seedlings. The ratio is not high, but the thrill when 
you do get a good one is great. | 
Note: Sports are not developed from seed but appear 
as mutations or freaks that develop in natural bulb 
division. 
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