text_original: The actual crossing is done thus: An ear of one of the varieties having been chosen, one of the flowers is exposed by opening the chaff which encloses it (Fig. 3), the stamens are removed by forceps, and a stamen from a flower of the other variety is inserted, care being taken that it bursts so that the pollen may touch the feathery stigmas. The chaff is then pushed back so that it may protect the flower from injury.
text_transcription: THE ACTUAL CROSSING IS DONE THUS AN EAR OF ONE OF THE VARIETIES HAVING BEEN CHOSEN ONE OF THE FLOWERS IS EXPOSED BY OPENING THE CHAFF WHICH ENCLOSES IT THE STAMENS ARE REMOVED BY FORCEPS AND A STAMEN FROM A FLOWER OF THE OTHER VARIETY IS INSERTED CARE BEING TAKEN THAT IT BURSTS SO THAT THE POLLEN MAY TOUCH THE FEATHERY STIGMAS THE CHAFF IS THEN PUSHED BACK SO THAT IT MAY PROTECT THE FLOWER FROM INJURY
phonemes: ðɪ ˈæktʃuːəl kɹˈɔsɪŋ ɪz dˈʌn ðˈʌs: ɐn ˈɪɹ ʌv wˈʌn ʌvðə vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz hˌævɪŋ bˌɪn tʃˈoʊzən, wˈʌn ʌvðə flˈaʊɚz ɪz ɛkspˈoʊzd baɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ðə tʃˈæf wˌɪtʃ ɛŋklˈoʊzᵻz ɪt (fˈɪɡ. θɹˈiː), ðə stˈeɪmɛnz ɑːɹ ɹᵻmˈuːvd baɪ fˈɔːɹsɛps, ænd ɐ stˈeɪmɛn fɹʌm ɐ flˈaʊɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ɪz ɪnsˈɜːɾᵻd, kˈɛɹ bˌiːɪŋ tˈeɪkən ðˌɐɾɪt bˈɜːsts sˌoʊ ðætðə pˈɑːlən mˈeɪ tˈʌtʃ ðə fˈɛðɚɹi stˈɪɡməz. ðə tʃˈæf ɪz ðˈɛn pˈʊʃt bˈæk sˌoʊ ðˌɐɾɪt mˈeɪ pɹətˈɛkt ðə flˈaʊɚ fɹʌm ˈɪndʒɚɹi.