90 BOTANY FOR BEGINNERS. [Ch. XIV. 
364. Fig. 62, a, represents a legume: b, the same cut trans 
versely in order to show the two cells. 
365. 4th. FoLiicin, is a one-valved pericarp, which opens 
longitudinally on one side, having its seed loose within it, that 
is not bound to the suture. 
Fig. 63. 366. Fig. 63, shows a fruit of this kind, 
which is composed of three pods or folli- 
cles; a shows the valve opening; b, a 
seed cut lengthwise. This is a com- 
pound fruit, of the Monk’s-hood, (Aconi- 
tum. ) 
367. 5th. Drops, a stone fruit, 1s a 
kind of pericarp which has no valve, and 
contains a nut or stone, within which 
there is a kernel. The Drupe is mostly 
a moist, juicy fruit; as in the plum, cher- 
ry, and the peach. The nut or stone in 
the drupe, is a kind of woody cup com- 
monly containing a single kernel called 
the Nucleus: this hard shell thus enve- 
loping the kernel, is called the Putamen ; it may be seen in the 
stone of a cherry or peach. 
368. 6th. Nur, is a seed covered with a shell, resembling the 
capsule in some respects, and the drupe in others; this you may 
see in the walnut, chestnut, &c. 
369. 7th. Pome, is a pulpy pericarp without valves, but hav- » 
ing a membranous capsule, with a number of cells, which con- 
tain the seeds. This species of pericarp has no external open-. 
ing or valve. The apple, pear, quince, gourd, cucumber, and 
melon, furnish us with examples of this kind of pericarp. With 
respect to form, the Pome is oblong, ovate, globular, &c. the 
form of fruits being much varied by climate and soil. You know 
that apples are not uniform in their size or figure. With respect 
to the number of cells also, the apple is variable. 
370. 8th. Berry, is a suceulent, pulpy pericarp, without 
valves, and containing naked seeds, or seeds with no other co- 
vering than the pulp which surrounds it, as in the gooseberry 
and currant; the seeds in the berry are sometimes dispersed 
364. What does Fig. 62 represent? ~ 
365. What is a folicle 2 ‘ 
366. What is represented by Fig. 63 ? 
367. Describe the drupe. 
368. What is a nut? 
369. What is a pome ? 
370. Describe the berry 
