. British flowering plants. Plants. INTRODUCTION 19 (fig. 106); or the pericarp is united with the palea, or inner covering of the seed, as in the Grasses; or the ovary is inferior, and partly combined with the nut (or achene as it is sometimes called), as in the Dandelion. Not infrequently a seed or embedded in pulp. Such are Gooseberries and Currants, and (botanically) even the fruit of such exotic plants as Cucumbers and Melons. A drupe is a fruit in which the seed (one or more) has a membranous or woody covering. 107 a seed-case bears at the extremity a bristle, called an awn ; or a feathe
. British flowering plants. Plants. INTRODUCTION 19 (fig. 106); or the pericarp is united with the palea, or inner covering of the seed, as in the Grasses; or the ovary is inferior, and partly combined with the nut (or achene as it is sometimes called), as in the Dandelion. Not infrequently a seed or embedded in pulp. Such are Gooseberries and Currants, and (botanically) even the fruit of such exotic plants as Cucumbers and Melons. A drupe is a fruit in which the seed (one or more) has a membranous or woody covering. 107 a seed-case bears at the extremity a bristle, called an awn ; or a feathery appendage, called a pappus. In succulent fruits the outer covering or pericarp is fleshy or juicy. A berry is a fruit enclosed in a leathery skin (epicarp) and enclosing one or more seeds. 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 Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell), 1844-1912. London, Sidney Appleton
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