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J78 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.
Bala uSTA.
Fruii adherent to the calyx, crowned by its lobes, having
a hard, leatherlike bark, with rather irregular cells containing
seeds like nuts. Punica Granatus. PI. IB, fig. 17.
Malicoriiim. The boney seeds of the punica granatus.
Pepo.
Peponida, Peponium. Fruit Jleshy or pulpy, bearing the
seeds towards the circumfereiice, which is harder than the
centre, the latter being frequently empty. Cucurbita. PI. 15,
fig. 21.
Globular, Pepo sphcericus, globosus. Cucurbita esculenta,
Bryonia ruderalis.
Oblong, oblongus. Cucumis sativus.
Bottleshape, lagemformis. Cucurbita lagenari'a.
Spindleshape,y«5i/b7-»2i5. Cucumis chate.
Reverse topshape, ohturbinatus. Sicyos angulata.
Kidneyshape, reniformis. Elaterium.
Curved, curvatus. Cucumis flexuosus.
^ One-celled, unilocularis. Sicyos angulata.
Three-celled, irilocularis. Bryonia ruderalis, Cucumis
prophetarum.
Ten-celled, decemlocularis. Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita
esculenta.
In general a pepo has originally six or ten radiant partitions,
three or five of which, taken alternately, have placentaria
; but these characters are only visible in the ovary
after the fecundation the barren partitions are absorbed,
and frequently the placentarian partitions also.
Hesperidium.
Aurantium, Bacca corticata. Fruit fleshy, divided inter'
nally into several membranaceous cells, which may be divided
without any tearing, pannexterne tough, covered with vesi-
cular glands. Citrus, Limon. PI. 15, fig. 23.
Berry.
Bacca. Fruit fleshy, without any stone, not included in
the preceding kinds ofjruit. PI. 17, fig. Ij 2, 4 and 5.
True, Bacca vera. Cells none, seeds not disposed in any
order. Ati'opa Mandragora. PL 17, fig. 11.
False, spuria. Divided into cells with seeds disposed
in a regular order. Ribes. PI. 17, fig. 4 and 5.
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