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BaLausra. 
Fruit adherent to the calyx, crowned by its lobes, having 
« hard, leatherlike bark, with rather irregular cells containing 
seeds like nuts. Punica Granatus. PI. 15, fig. 17. 
Malicorium. The boney seeds of the punica granatus. 
PrEpo. 
Peponida, Peponium. Fruit fleshy or pulpy, bearing the 
seeds towards the circumference, which is harder than the 
centre, the latter being frequently empty. Cucurbita. Pl. 15, 
fig. 21. 
Globular, Pepo sphericus, globosus. Cucurbita esculenta, 
Bryonia ruderalis. , 
Oblong, ob/ongus. Cucumis sativus. 
Bottleshape, lageniformis. Cucurbita lagenaria. 
Spindleshape, fusiformis. Cucumis chate. 
Reverse topshape, obturbinatus. Sicyos angulata. 
Kidneyshape, reniformis. Elaterium. 
Curved, curvatus. Cucumis flexuosus. 
{ One-celled, uwnilocularis. Sicyos angulata. 
Three-celled, trilocularis. Bryonia ruderalis, Cucumis 
prophetarum. 
Ten-celled, decemlocularis. Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita 
esculenta. 
In general a pepo has originally six or ten radiant par- 
titions, three or five of which, taken alternately, have pla- 
centaria ; but these characters are only visible in the ovary : 
after the fecundation the barren partitions are absorbed, 
and frequently the placentarian partitions also. 
HESPERIDIUM. 
Aurantium, Bacca corticata. Fruit fleshy, divided inter- 
nally into several membranaceous cells, which may be divided 
without any tearing, pannexterne tough, covered with vesi- 
cular glands. Citrus, Limon. PI. 15, fig. 23. 
BERRY. 
Bacca. Fruit fleshy, without any stone, not included im 
ihe preceding kinds of fruit. Pl. 17, fig. 1, 2, 4 and 5. 
True, Bacca vera. Cells none, seeds not disposed in any 
order. Atropa Mandragora. PI. 17, fig. 11. 
False, spurza. Divided into cells with seeds disposed 
in a regular order. Ribes. PI. 17, fig. 4 and 5. 
