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shown in longitudinal section in Fig. 294, and 

 in crosswise section in Fig. 295. One of the 

 enlarged locules is shown in the former, and the 

 five (making the "core") are shown in the latter. 

 In both of them there is a well-marked line sepa- 

 rating the core from the flesh of the apple. 



342a. Has the artist drawn these cores correctly ? Perhaps Fig. 

 296 is liked better. Which way do the seeds point in an applet 



343. In Fig. 294, the bounding lines of the 

 core join the stem below and meet the external 

 apex above. At the top of the apple are still 

 the remains of the sepals and the stamens. 



344. This core must be the pistil, for it bears 

 the seeds and has the five carpels answering to 

 the five styles. We thought that in the flower the 

 stamens were attached to the calyx. Their re- 

 mains we have seen in the top of the mature 

 apple (as hair-like bodies just below the sepals). 

 Are they attached to the core portion or to the 

 flesh portion ? 



345. If the remains of the stamens are attached 

 to the flesh portion, it would seem to indicate 

 that the flesh of the apple is derived from the 

 calyx-tube; and this supposition is strengthened 

 by the fact that only the core sits upon the 

 stem (or upon what was the receptacle of the 

 flower). From these considerations, it might seem 



