FRUITS 



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ferae, is known as a silique when it is distinctly longer than 

 broad (Fig. 224), and a silicic when its breadth nearly 



FIG. 238. PYXIS OF PORTU- 

 LACA OR ROSE-MOSS. 



FIG. 239. BERRIES OF GOOSE- 

 BERRY. Remains of calyx at c. 



equals or exceeds its length. A cruciferous capsule is 

 2-carpeled, with a thin partition, each locule containing 

 seeds in two rows. The two valves detach from below 

 upwards. Cabbage, turnip, mustard, water-cress, radish, 



rape, shepherd's purse, 

 sweet alyssum, wall- 



flower, honesty, are 

 examples. 



FIG. 240. BERRY OF THE GROUND CHERRY 

 OR HUSK TOMATO, contained in the inflated 

 calyx. 



The pericarp may be fleshy and 

 indehiscent. A pulpy pericarp 

 with several or many seeds is a 

 berry (Figs. 239, 240, 241). To 

 the horticulturist a berry is a 

 small, soft, edible fruit, without 



FIG. 241. ORANGE; example 

 of a berry. 



