Fig. 63. 



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aC4. Fig. 62, a, represents a legume. b } the same cut trans 

 versely in order to show the two cells. 



365. 4th. FOLLICLE, is a one-valved pericarp, which opens 

 longitudinally on one side, having its seed loose within it, 

 is not bound to the suture. 



366> Fig> 63j snows a f ru i t O f thi 



which is composed of three pods or folli- 

 cles ; a shows the valve opening ; b, a 

 seed cut lengthwise. This is a com- 

 pound fruit, of the Monk's-hood, (Aconi- 

 ,tum.) 



367. 5th. DRUPE, a stone fruit, is a 

 kind of pericarp whicn has no valve, and 

 contains a nut or stone, within which 

 there is a kernel. The Drupe is mostly 

 a moist, juicy fruit; as in the plum, cher- 

 ry, and the peach. The nut or stone in 

 the drupe, is a kind of woody cup com- 

 monly containing a single kernel called 

 the Nucleus: this hard shell thus enve- 



loping the kernel, is called the Putamen; it may be seen in the 



stone of a cherry or peach. 



368. 6th. NUT, is a seed covered with a shell, resembling the 

 capsule in some respects, and the drupe in others ; this you may 

 see in the walnut, chestnut, &c. 



369. 7th. POME, is a pulpy pericarp without valves, but hav- 

 ing a membranous capsule, with a number of cells, which con- 

 tain the seeds. This species of pericarp has no external open- 

 ing or valve. The apple, pear, quince, gourd, cucumber, and 

 melon, furnish us with examples of this kind of pericarp. With 

 respect to form, the Pome is oblong, ovate, globular, &c. the 

 form of fruits being much varied by climate and soil. You know 

 that apples are not uniform in their size or figure. With respect 

 to the number of cells also, the apple is variable. 



370. Sth. BERRY, is a succulent, pulpy pericarp, without 

 valves, and containing naked seeds, or seeds with no other cc 

 vering than the pulp which surrounds it, as in the gooseberr 1 ' 

 and currant; the seeds in the berry are sometimes disperse 



3G4. What does Fig. 62 represent 1 



365. What is a folicle 1 



306. What is represented by Fig. 63 7 



3G7. Describe the drupe. 



368. What is a nut'? 



369. What is a pome ? 



370. Describe the berry 



