Re: [ HYB: questions - pollen, cristata X bearded]
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- Subject: Re: [[iris-talk] HYB: questions - pollen, cristata X bearded]
- From: J* C*
- Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:52:58 PDT
Patrick wrote:
>I just take the moist toothpick out of my mouth and roll it across the
>anther to pick up the pollen, and then I transfer it to the stigmatic lip.
>The same can be done with a (dry) paint brush or Q-tip, but I find the
>moist (not wet) toothpick works the best, because when you are done with
>the transfer, you can just stick it back in your mouth and reuse it again
>and again.
Patrick do you know for sure that there is not a single pollen cell left on
the toothpick after you have 'cleaned' it. I wouldn't risk using the same
tooth pick twice. They are cheap enough to chuck away.
Also, you do risk sensitising yourself to the pollen you ingest, even if
only a small amount. The reason people are allergic to some bee stings, and
not others is that the bees carry different types of pollen, from different
flowers. Pollen is highly allergenic material. People have been known to
have major anaphylactic reactions to pollens (and bee stings) who have
previously not shown any reaction.
I think I will stick to the tweezers.
Cheers, Jan Clark, looking forward to the Spring, and thinking there might
not be a winter here in Aus. this year.
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