Re: HYB: Pollen Daubing Help
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- Subject: Re: HYB: Pollen Daubing Help
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jun 1997 04:58:30 -0600 (MDT)
On Sat, 7 Jun 1997, Sharon McAllister wrote:
> 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.
Do you get the pollen to stick by wetting the toothpick with
saliva?
> : 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
OK thanks for all the help. I definitely tried too early. The iris
hadn't been opened more than an hour. I know the flower should be
freshly opened but should have waited maybe 4-5 hours.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
