Re: HYB:Returning Chameleon & Immortality

In a message dated 11/21/2006 6:09:31 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
jgcrump@cox.net writes:

<<We're on the same page as regards extracting the pollen  
from a "closed" anther, but such pollen usually isn't powdery or fluffy  but 
ranges, instead, from a mushy paste to a "string" of pollen that will  
actually curl.  Do you use pollen that comes out in either of those  forms, 
and, if so, with what results?  (I confess that I'm usually  moving so fast 
that I don't make a record of the condition of the  pollen.) >>
 
I don't have notes as to the condition of the pollen, but I don't remember  
seeing pollen that looked as you describe.  I feel certain it would have  left 
a big enough impression that I'd remember.  Damp or wet pollen might  be 
described as 'mushy?'  Or at least clumpy.  I wouldn't use pollen  that looked (or 
felt) wet.  I say 'felt' because I apply pollen with the  ring finger of my 
right hand.  
 
I don't attempt pollen liberation if the anther shows any deformation or  
weather related problems.  If they've turned gray or black and  curled, I don't 
bother with them.    


 
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