Fig. 105. Watermelon, fruit.

Fig. 105.-Watermelon, fruit. (Nicholson.)

Fig. 106. Orange (Citrus Aurantium) and Lemon (C. medica, var. Limonum, Rue Family, Rutaccoe). A F, Orange. A, flowering branch. B, flower, central part, cut vertically and enlarged. C, pollen grains, much magnified. D, ovary, cut across. E, seed, cut vertically. F, seed, cut across. G L, Lemon. G, flowering branch. H, flower, with petals removed, enlarged. J, anther, front view. K, same, back view. L. ovary, cut vertically, enlarged. (Berg and Schmidt.) Both plants are small trees or shrubs with evergreen aromatic leaves and smooth stems; flowers white in the orange, and tinged with pink in the lemon; fruit with thick aromatic rind, and seeds imbedded in a pulp consisting of internal hairs swollen with a more or less acid juice.

Fig. 106.-Orange (Citrus Aurantium) and Lemon (C. medica, var. Limonum, Rue Family, Rutaccoe). A-F, Orange. A, flowering branch. B, flower, central part, cut vertically and enlarged. C, pollen grains, much magnified. D, ovary, cut across. E, seed, cut vertically. F, seed, cut across. G-L, Lemon. G, flowering branch. H, flower, with petals removed, enlarged. J, anther, front view. K, same, back view. L. ovary, cut vertically, enlarged. (Berg and Schmidt.)-Both plants are small trees or shrubs with evergreen aromatic leaves and smooth stems; flowers white in the orange, and tinged with pink in the lemon; fruit with thick aromatic rind, and seeds imbedded in a pulp consisting of internal hairs swollen with a more or less acid juice.

Fig. 107, I. Banana (Musa sapientum, Banana Family, Musacece). Plant showing flower cluster and young fruit. (Pechuel Lcesch.) What appears to be trunk consists of the leaf stalks wrapped around one another, the stem being short and mostly underground. The height is about 6 m. or more

Fig. 107, I.-Banana (Musa sapientum, Banana Family, Musacece). Plant showing flower cluster and young fruit. (Pechuel-Lcesch.)-What appears to be trunk consists of the leaf-stalks wrapped around one another, the stem being short and mostly underground. The height is about 6 m. or more.

Fig. 107, II. Banana. A, tip of flower cluster, showing the large purplish bracts which protect the mostly yellowish flowers till they are fully developed. B, a cluster of flowers behind a bract. C, a single flower

Fig. 107, II.-Banana. A, tip of flower cluster, showing the large purplish bracts which protect the mostly yellowish flowers till they are fully developed. B, a cluster of flowers behind a bract. C, a single flower (Petersen.)

Fig. 107, III. Banana, fruit of different varieties, showing range of size and form. A, Giant Pisang. B, Small Pisang. C, Silver Banana. D, Copper Banana. E, Dwarf Banana. (Pechuel Lcesch.) The varieties long in cultivation have become mostly seedless through propagation by shoots.

Fig. 107, III.-Banana, fruit of different varieties, showing range of size and form. A, Giant Pisang. B, Small Pisang. C, Silver Banana. D, Copper Banana. E, Dwarf Banana. (Pechuel-Lcesch.)-The varieties long in cultivation have become mostly seedless through propagation by shoots.

Fig. 108. Date (Phoenix dactylifera, Palm Family, Palmaceoe). Group of trees in an oasis of the Sahara desert.

Fig. 108.-Date (Phoenix dactylifera, Palm Family, Palmaceoe). Group of trees in an oasis of the Sahara desert. (Strasburger.)

Fig. 109. Date. A, fruit cluster, with large bract which protected the young flowers, x 1/9. B, staminate flower, slightly enlarged. C, pistillate flower, side view, twice natural size. D, same, top view. The flowers are yellow; the fruit, orange, brown, or black.

Fig. 109.-Date. A, fruit cluster, with large bract which protected the young flowers, x 1/9. B, staminate flower, slightly enlarged. C, pistillate flower, side view, twice natural size. D, same, top view. The flowers are yellow; the fruit, orange, brown, or black. (Redrawn from Turpin.)

Fig. 110. Fig (Ficus carica, Mulberry Family, Moraceoe). 1, flowering branch, showing leaf and urn shaped receptacle which encloses the numerous minute flowers. 2, a single pistillate flower, with stalks of two others growing into the cavity of the receptacle; the actual size shown by the line at the left. 3, staminate flower. 4, fruit or ripened receptacle cut vertically to show the fleshy wall and the cavity filled with ripe pistils and sugary material. (Wossidlo.) A shrub or tree becoming 5 10 m. tall; leaves rough above, downy beneath; fruit greenish, yellowish, reddish, brown, purplish, or black, often with a bloom, the flesh mostly reddish or yellowish.

Fig. 110.-Fig (Ficus carica, Mulberry Family, Moraceoe). 1, flowering branch, showing leaf and urn-shaped receptacle which encloses the numerous minute flowers. 2, a single pistillate flower, with stalks of two others growing into the cavity of the receptacle; the actual size shown by the line at the left. 3, staminate flower. 4, fruit or ripened receptacle cut vertically to show the fleshy wall and the cavity filled with ripe pistils and sugary material. (Wossidlo.)-A shrub or tree becoming 5-10 m. tall; leaves rough above, downy beneath; fruit greenish, yellowish, reddish, brown, purplish, or black, often with a bloom, the flesh mostly reddish or yellowish.