. Practical agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. THE APPLE ORCHARD. 103 CHAPTER XXI. THE APPLE ORCHARD. ,. The Apple.âLet us take a fair-sized apple of good shape, cut it through as shown in fig. 50. We see that the stem is con- nected with the core, and beyond AtJ it at C are the small ends of what appear to be leaves. These are the ends of the calyx leaves. The . core is the seed box; it is made up of hard, tough, fibrous ma-f'«⢠so- Section of a fulIy formed ' ' o ' apple. A, seeds in seed-i ox or core, terial, E^ in which are the seeds, ^ 'â > c. the calyx ena; y, the
. Practical agriculture [microform]. Agriculture; Agriculture. THE APPLE ORCHARD. 103 CHAPTER XXI. THE APPLE ORCHARD. ,. The Apple.âLet us take a fair-sized apple of good shape, cut it through as shown in fig. 50. We see that the stem is con- nected with the core, and beyond AtJ it at C are the small ends of what appear to be leaves. These are the ends of the calyx leaves. The . core is the seed box; it is made up of hard, tough, fibrous ma-f'«⢠so- Section of a fulIy formed ' ' o ' apple. A, seeds in seed-i ox or core, terial, E^ in which are the seeds, ^ 'â > c. the calyx ena; y, the puip. A. If you cut another apple across the core you see the five seed boxes. The apple, then, is firmly attached to the branches by the stem which is closely con- nected with the core. The part j\ outside of the core, is made r âi A I. 1 iU ^'ip- 51- Section of an apple blossom, up of the enlarged stem and the showing how the apple bejns to form: lower and thicker portion of the calyx leaves which have closed over the seed forming portion of the blossom (the ovary), and have become thick and juicy. What we eat, then, is really the leaf portion of the blossom, united with the swollen stem. Cut a thin slice across the apple and hold it up to the lightâyou will observe five parts somewhat resem- bling the blossom of the apple. Frequently the five tips of the leaves at C are easily observed. The relation of the apple to the blossom is now 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 James, C. C. (Charles Canniff), 1863-1916. New York : D. Appleton
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