282 GLOSSARY 



Calyx, the outer set of floral leaves in a flower; inter- 

 esting to the pomologist chiefly because these 

 leaves usually hold on to apples, pears, and 

 other pome fruits until ripening time, when 

 they may be found in the basin or eye, 49. 



Cavity, the depression about the stem of a fruit, 43. 



Chalaza, the mark on the back of a grape seed, 92. 



Commercial pomology, the business of selling fruit, par- 

 ticularly when the fruit is sold by the grower, 2. 



Compressed, flattened sidewise, 56. 



Drupe, a fruit having one single hard seed sur- 

 rounded by flesh, as a cherry. 



Eye, the basin, with the calyx; applied to stone fruits, 



47- 



Flat, applied to fruits which are extremely oblate, 38. 

 Folded, the same as plaited, which see; used in the 



description of cavity or basin, 46. 



Hardiness, the degree in which a tree resists cold or 

 other injurious influences. Usually applied to 

 cold-resistance, but may be applied with equal 

 propriety to the power of resisting heat, dis- 

 ease, etc., 19. 



Hermaphrodite, having the organs of both sexes; said 

 of strawberry blossoms, 74. 



Imperfect, having pistils only, while lacking stamens; 

 applied to strawberry blossoms, 74. 



Irregular, applied to fruits in which the horizontal 

 section is not circular; used also in describing 

 the cavity or the basin of the fruit, 40. 



Lanate, wooly, with long, soft hairs. 



