STUDY OF A TOMATO 
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the tomato? Where are the seeds? Note the mucilage with 
which each is surrounded. Can you see the vascular bundle 
which entered it? Note 
the very thin skin. Draw 
and label all. 
Note. Tomatoes can be 
obtained at any time of the 
year. Canned, unpeeled to¬ 
matoes will serve the purpose. 
Small ones are as satisfactory 
as large ones. 
211. Study of an Apple. 
— Examine the whole 
apple. On the blossom 
end find the old sepals. 
How many ? In the end 
of the stem look for vas¬ 
cular bundles. Draw 
and label. Make a cross 
section through the mid¬ 
dle. Draw. Label the 
seeds in the papery pod (core). How many divisions has it? 
How many vascular bundles, as shown by dots near the core ? 
Make a vertical section. Label vascular bundles when 
seen, stem, fleshy wall of 
receptacle, and remains 
of sepals. Are the re¬ 
mains of sepals on the 
same end in the apple as 
in the orange ? 
Other Studies. — Re¬ 
view the study of the 
corn grain, and compare 
with grains of wheat. 
Figure 220. —Cross Section of Apple. Where is the SCUtellum 
Figure 219.— Vertical Section of Apple, 
a Pome. 
The pome, apple, quince, pear, etc., is 
a fleshy fruit in which the receptacle be¬ 
comes consolidated with the pericarp. The 
receptacle and exocarp become fleshy 
while the endocarp becomes papery and 
incloses the seeds, thus forming the core . 
The fruit of the rose, called a “hip,” 
shows the relation of parts. (Figure 217.) 
