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English: Transverse section of the fruit of the melon (Cucumis melo), showing the placentas with the seeds attached to them. The three carpels forming the pepo are separated by partitions. From the centre, processes go to circumference, ending in curved placentas bearing the ovules.

Date

published 1911

Source

Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 10, 1911, “Flower,” fig. 97, p. 570.

Author

Unknown author

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This image comes from the 13^th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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