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Re: Pollinators and Male & Female Flowers


>Pat & Alex wrote:
>> I knew that zucchini had male and female flowers, but I'm not sure how
>> to tell them apart,

	http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~vegnet/reports/pumweek1.htm

Shows some female flowers with the baby fruits behind the bloom


	http://www.poplaracre.com/VGJournal_July12_97.html

Shows hand polination using a cut male flower on a female flower with a
baby bloom at the base.



	http://content.ag.ohio-state.edu/ohioline/b559/559_12.html

Shows a b/w photo of a cucumber plant with female flowers and baby fruits
(it's a large image, will take a while to download over a modem).


	http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/mi13/mi13035.jpg
	http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/mi13/mi13034.jpg

Both show a flower and baby fruit, also fairly large images.


	http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/fa02/fa02078.jpg
	http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/mi13/mi13030.jpg

Both show a male flower, notice that there is no baby fruit, just flower
and stem.  Again, a fairly large image.


	http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxcuc.htm

Is a great listing of many veggie photos!


HTH

jc






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