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THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS 



The Gooseberry (Fig. 154), Grape, Currant, and Tomato 

 are syncarpous fruits, in which the endocarp is succulent as 

 well as the mesocarp, and they have one cavity (loculus) 

 which contains several seeds. Such fruits are known as 

 berries. The name berry is also given to many common 



Fig. 154. Fruit of Goose- 

 berry. 1, berry in vertical 

 section ; 2, in transverse sec- 

 tion ; c, remains of flower ; e, 

 epicarp ; m, mesocarp ; s, seeds FlG IS5 _ pQME QF AppLE 



embedded in succulent endo- _ x> transverse section> show . 



car P- ing the five carpels ; 2, ver- 



tical section ; c, remains of 

 flower ; e, epicarp ; en, endo- 

 carp or core; m, mesocarp; 

 s, seed. 



fruits like the long fruits of Gourd, Cucumber, and Banana. 

 The latter is without seeds, the plants being propagated 

 from rhizomes. 



The Date is one-seeded, the seed being hard and stony. 

 The Orange and Lemon have a leathery epicarp, and are 

 divided into several chambers. In berries like the Currant 

 and Gooseberry the fruit is inferior, the calyx being on the 

 top of the fruit ; while the Tomato, Grape, Orange, and 



