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Fig. 27. An immature fruit; 0. ovule, on the side of which lies the placenta p; r. endocarp; s. rind com- 
posed of the blerided mesocarp and epicarp ; v. peduncle of the placenta. 
Fig. 28. Another, more advanced ; lettering as before. 
Fig. 29. Å fruit nearly ripe; part of the succulent epicarp removed, laying bare the shell or mesocarp s. 
Fig. 30. Section of fig. 29: letters as before; p. & s. are the sphacelated placenta (p), and its base (v) 
removed from the points indicated by the dotted lines. The endocarp is now obliterated. 
Fig. 31. Ripe fruit with the pulp removed from the shell. 
Fig. 32. The seed of the same with the shell or mesocarp removed; 7. scaly fragments of the obliterated 
endocarp ; p. placenta ; v. its original base. 
Fig. 33. Section of fig. 32 with the embryo (g) in the albumen ». 
Fig. 34. Embryo extracted. 
Fig. 35. Section of another seed. 
Fig. 36. Its embryo extracted, 
