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in a bifid stigma. The ovary becomes an oval, 
smooth, two-celled berry, with one seed in each cell, 
which is convex outwardly, and flattened on its inner 
surface. 
Though a native of the East Indies, this plant has 
long been a choice ornament of the gardens of 
Europe, where it is capable of withstanding the 
severest winters without much injury, but does not 
perfect its fruit. 
