. Elements of botany. Botany. 188 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY tissue, the outer portion pulpy and edible, the iniier por- tion of almost stony hardness. In common language the hardened inner layer of the jiericarp, enclosing the seed, is called the stone (Fig. 140); hence the name stone-fruits. 228. The Pome. — The fruit of the apple, pear, and quince is called a ^jowif. It consists of an ovary of sev- g eral carpels—the seeds and the tough membrane sur- ,c rounding them in the core — enclosed by a flesh}*, edi- ble portion which makes up o the main bulk of the fruit. ~ -o In the apple and the pear --J
. Elements of botany. Botany. 188 ELEMENTS OF BOTANY tissue, the outer portion pulpy and edible, the iniier por- tion of almost stony hardness. In common language the hardened inner layer of the jiericarp, enclosing the seed, is called the stone (Fig. 140); hence the name stone-fruits. 228. The Pome. — The fruit of the apple, pear, and quince is called a ^jowif. It consists of an ovary of sev- g eral carpels—the seeds and the tough membrane sur- ,c rounding them in the core — enclosed by a flesh}*, edi- ble portion which makes up o the main bulk of the fruit. ~ -o In the apple and the pear --J) much of the fruit is re- a ceptacle. 229. The Pepo or Gourd- Fruit.— In the squash, pumpkin, cucumber, and all of the species and varieties of melons and gourds the I'ipeued ovary, together with the thickened recep-. Fjc. 141. Cross-Section of an Orange. , rixis of fruit i^'ith dots sliowing cut-off eudsotfibi-o-vascularbundles; p, par- tition Ijetween cells of ovary; S, seed ; c, cell of ovary filled with a pulp com- liDsi^d of irregular tubes full of juice il rcsru-voirs near outer surface of tacle, makes Up a peculiar riud: c, corky layer of epidermis. ^ . , -. Iruit (witli a nrm outer rind) known as the pepo. The relative bulk of greatly enlarged hollow receptacle and of ovary in such fruits is not always the same. How does the amount of material derived from fleshy and thickened placentfc in the stpiash compare with that in the \\atermelon? 230. The Berry. —The berry proper, such as the tomato, grape, persimmon, gooseberry, curi'ant, and so on, consists. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917. Boston, Ginn
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