OK THE ROSACEOUS FAMILY. 25 



In Pyrus, which contains the Apple, Pear, and 

 formerly the Quince, the calyx is monophyllous or of 

 one piece, and divided into five segments ; the corolla 

 of five petals attached to the calyx ; about twenty 

 stamens, also, growing to the calyx, and, indeed, re- 

 maining with it in a withered state on the summit of 

 the fruit. The germ is inferior, or immersed in the 

 enlarging fleshy calyx, and there are five styles, cor- 

 responding with the five cells containing the seeds 

 buried in the centre of the apple. 



The genus Primus or the Plum, comprehending 

 also the Cherry, the Laurel, and till lately the Apri- 

 cot, has the calyx, corolla, and stamens, nearly as in 

 the Pear. But the germ is superior, or within the 

 corolla ; and there is but one style. The fruit is also 

 succulent, contains a stone or nut, and is in technical 

 botanic language then called a drupe. 



The genus Almond (or Amygdalus), including also 

 the Peach and Nectarine, is almost like the Plum, 

 but the germ has often a down upon it ; and the fruit, 

 which every body knows to be succulent in the Peach, 

 and dry in the Almond, incloses a hard nut, readily 

 distinguished from that of the Prunus or Plum, by 

 being rough, and full of cavities. 



The Pomegranate, Service, and Medlar also belong 

 to this useful section of the Rosacea. 



The Rose itself, and the section to which it more 

 immediately belongs, is easily distinguished by the in- 

 definite and very considerable number of styles, and 

 peculiar nature of its fruit. In the Rose, each style 

 is terminated below by a dry and hairy seed attached 

 to the sides of the persisting and swelling base of the 

 calyx, which, as the hip, acquires a red or yellow 

 color, and fleshy consistence. 



Next to the Rose, in the order of affinity or natural 

 relation, comes the Rubus or Bramble, which only 

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