Fig. 239.—Berries of Gooseberry. Remains of calyx at c.
Fig. 240.—Berry of the Ground Cherry or Husk Tomato, contained in the inflated calyx.
Fig. 241.—Orange; example of a berry.
The pericarp may be fleshy and indehiscent. A pulpy pericarp with several or many seeds is a berry (Figs. [239], [240], [241]). To the horticulturist a berry is a small, soft, edible fruit, without particular reference to its structure. The botanical and horticultural conceptions of a berry are, therefore, unlike. In the botanical sense, gooseberries, currants, grapes, tomatoes, potato-balls, and even eggplant fruits and oranges (Fig. [241]) are berries; strawberries, raspberries, blackberries are not.
Fig. 242.—Plum; example of a drupe.
A fleshy pericarp containing one relatively large seed or stone is a drupe. Examples are plum (Fig. [242]), peach, cherry, apricot, olive. The walls of the pit in the plum, peach, and cherry are formed from the inner coats of the ovary, and the flesh from the outer coats. Drupes are also known as stone-fruits.