CHAP. II. 
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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 do not belong to Acinus, Pomum, or Pepo ; as 
Garcinia, Caryophyllus, Cucubalus, Hedera. 
6. Legumen^ the fruit of Leguminosae. 
7. Siliqua and Silicula, the fruit of Cruciform. 
WiLLDENow defines those employed by him in the follow- 
ing manner : — 
1. Utricuhis, a thin skin enclosing a single seed. Adonis, 
Galium, Amaranthus. 
2. Samara, a pericarp containing one seed, or at most two, 
and surrounded by a thin membrane, either along its whole 
circumference, or at the point, or even at the side. Ulmus, 
Acer, Betula. 
3. Folliculus, 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, Tetragon ia, 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. Rubiis 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 
I the inner surface of the rind. Cucumis, Passiflora, Stratiotes. 
10. Siliqua, a dry elongated pericarp consisting of two 
valves held together by a common permanent suture. Cru- 
ciferae. Silicula is a small form of the same. 
