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XXIII. 



a little above the base, sometimes orthotropous with the mieropyle ^superior, sometimes 

 more or less anatropous with the mieropyle inferior, or facing the wall of the ovary. 

 FRUIT sometimes 3-2-1 -celled, 3-1 -seeded, sometimes 3-lobed, sometimes composed 

 of 3 distinct carpels, accompanied at the base with the persistent and usually 

 hardened perianth. BEREY or DRUPE with smooth or scaly epicarp ; sarcocarp fleshy, 

 and sometimes oily or fibrous ; endocarp membranous, fibrous, woody, or bony. SEED 

 oblong, ovoid or spherical, erect or pendulous laterally ; testa often adhering to the 

 endocarp ; albumen copious, cartilaginous, horny or sub-woody, dry or oily, homo- 

 geneous or ruminate. EMBRYO pressed against the periphery of the seed, and 

 covered with a thin layer of albumen, turbinate or conical or cylindric. 



Saguerui Langkab. 

 Fruit cut vertically. 



Cocoa-uut (Coci* nucifera). 

 Fruit, one-tldrd nat. size. 



Cocoa-nut (Cocoi nvci/era). Fruit cut vertically. 



/. endocarp ; c. testa ; </. albumen ; / . embryo ; 



'. cavity occupied by the milk. 



Cocoa-nut, seen lengthwise, showing 



the three sides corresponding with 



the three primitive carpels. 



Cocoa-nut, seen from below, and showing 



the three cavities corresponding to the 



three original carpels. 



Areca Catechu. 

 Fruit, entire and cut vertically. 



