FRUITS 79 



THE WINEBERRY (Rubus phoenicolasius). The fruits 

 are of the Raspberry type, crimson coloured, as are the 

 stalk and calyx, these being covered with long purple 

 hairs. 



THE WALNUT (Juglans regia). Fruits are used for 

 pickling when they are young ; and when ripe the kernel 

 forms a favourite article of dessert. They should be 

 large of their kind, with a thin or medium shell, and a 

 large, full kernel, of a sweet nutty flavour. 



CLASSIFICATION OF FRUITS 



Pomaceous jruits have a core normally containing several 

 seeds, and comprise apples, pears, medlars, loquat, and 

 quince. 



Drupaceous fruits have a single hard seed surrounded 

 by flesh, as plums, cherries, apricots, peaches, nectarines, 

 almonds. 



Berries are pulpy or juicy fruits with several seeds set 

 loosely ,in the pulp, as grapes, gooseberries, currants, 

 elderberries, raspberries, Loganberry, and Japanese 

 wineberry. Botanically the strawberry is not a true 

 " berry," what is eaten is the fleshy, enlarged thalamus. 

 The " seeds" are embedded in and upon the flesh or 

 thalamus. 



Nuts are fruits having a tough or hard shell which 

 encloses a kernel, as cobs and filberts, chestnuts and 

 walnuts. 



