Botany of the Southern states . A section of the Pepo. Pomegranate, (Fig. 154) is an inferior fruit, with a thick and fleshy rind,with two or more fleshy parietal placentas, projecting more or Lomentuin ?—154. What is a berry ? Pepo ? FRUIT. 91 less inward. The Cucumber, Melon, Gourd, and Papaw areexamples. 155. The Hesperidium (Fig. 155) is a fleshy fruit, in whichthe epicarp and mesocarp form a thick rind, and the endocarpprojects inward, forming triangular divisions, in which pulpycells are developed, which surround the seeds. Oranges,Lemons, &c, are examples. Fig. 155.

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