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b. Pomum, a succulent or fleshy, two- or many- celled 
berry, the dissepiments of which are fleshy or bony, 
and coherent at the axis ; as Pyrus, Crataegus, Cydo- 
nia, Sapota, and others. 
c. Pepo^ a fleshy berry with the seeds attached at a dis- 
tance from the axis upon the parietes of the pericarp ; 
as Cucumis, Stratiotes, Passiflora, Vareca, and others. 
To the term bacca all other succulent fruits are referred 
which belong to neither Acinus, Pomum, nor Pepo; 
as Garcinia, Caryophyllus, Cucubalus, Hedera. 
6. Legumen^ the fruit of Leguminosae. 
7. Siliqua and Silicula, the fruit of Cruciferae. 
WiLLDENOW defines those employed by him in the following 
manner : — 
1. Utriculus, a thin skin enclosing a single seed. Adonis, 
Galium, Amaranthus. 
2. Samara, a pericarp containing one, or at most two seeds, 
and surrounded by a thin membrane, either along its whole 
circumference or at the point, or even at the side. Ulmus, 
Acer, Betula. 
3. FoHiculus, an oblong pericarp, bursting longitudinally 
on one side, and filled with seeds. Vinca. 
4. Capsula, a pericarp, consisting of a thin coat containing 
many seeds, often divided into cells, and assuming various 
forms. Silene, Primula, Scrophularia, Euphorbia, Magnolia. 
5. Nux, a" seed covered with a hard shell which does not 
burst. Corylus, Quercus, Cannabis. 
6. Drupa, a nut covered with a thick succulent or carti- 
laginous coat. Prunus, Cocos, Tetragonia, Juglans, Myris- 
tica, Sparganium. 
7. Bacca, a succulent fruit containing several seeds, and not 
dehiscing. It encloses the seeds without any determinate 
order, or it is divided by a thin membrane into cells. Ribes, 
Garcinia, Hedera, Tilia. Rubus has a compound bacca. 
8. Pomum, a fleshy fruit that internally contains a capsule 
for the seed. It differs from the celled berry in having a 
perfect capsule in the heart. Pyrus. 
9. Pepo, a succulent fruit which has its seeds attached to 
the inner surface of the rind. Cucumis, Passiflora, Stratiotes. 
10. Siliqua, a dry elongated pericarp, consisting of two 
