Re: HYB: Pollen Daubing Help

Diana Louis wrote:

:  However I was very puzzled when I had a look for the stigmatic lip,
:  to find it very flat and on the inside of a practically
:  inaccessible opening. 

That's natural when the flower first opens, before it's ready to cross.  

:  There didn't seem to be any way pollen could
:  get in there unless one used a toothpick. 

That's definitely the easiest way I've found.

:  I pulled up the stigmatic
:  lip with the crest on the style arm as per instructions in this
:  List earlier. Was I looking in the wrong place for this? Can anyone
:  help please. TIA.

If the flower is ready to cross, a gentle tug on the style crest will serve to
better expose the stigmatic lip.  If the clings to the style crest, try again
later.

Sharon McAllister
73372.1745@compuserve.com

Diana Louis <d
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