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206 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.
Leatherlike, coriacea. Camellia Japonica, Hura cre-
pitans.
Fungous, corklike, fungosa, suherosa. Tulipa, Lilium,
Iris.
Pulpy, pvlposa. Juicy externally, giving the seed the
appearance of a stone-fruit. Ixia Chinensis, Punica Granatus,
Magnolia.
Bladdery, vesicularis. Membranaceous, and much larger
than the parts they cover. Philadelphus coronarius.
Flesh of the Seed.
Sarcodermis. A parenchymatous suhstance, placed helween
the outer and inner skin of the seed, frequently scarcely visible,
hut sometimes very apparent. Iris fsetidissima.
Inner Skin.
Tegmen, Endopleura, Tunica interior, Integumentum,
Hiloferus. A thin pellicle placed next the kernel, scarcely
separable from the flesh of the seed, and which, notwithstajid-
ing its appearance, is not permeable to moisture. PL 15,
fig. 22 b.
Membranaceous, Tegmen membranaceum. Nymphaea
alba, Amygdalus, Cerasus, Castanea vesca, Fagus sylvatica.
Paperlike, chartaceum. Dry, smooth, flexible, tough
like a card or parchment. Pyrus communis.
Leatherlike, coriaceum. Cocos nucifera.
Crustaceous, crustaceum. Areca Faufel.
Cobweblike, arachnoideum. Ixia Chinensis.
Partition-bearing, septiferum. Expanding internally in
the form of incomplete partitions, that divide the kernel
into several lobes. Castanea vesca, Juglans regia.
Gummy, gummatum. Covered with a gummy substance.
Pyrus Cydonia.
Distinct, a loricd distinctum. Separable from the outer
skin, vi'ithout any tearing. Nymphaea, Hydrocharideas.
Coherent, loricce cohcerens. Not separable from the outer
skin without tearing. Citrus, Murraya.