Pictured are the conical (left) and ovoid (right) forms of the apple. These are the typical forms of the American apple.

Conical and Ovoid Forms of Apple

Pictured are the conical (left) and ovoid (right) forms of the apple. These are the typical forms of…

Pictured are two examples of lady apples. They are a small dessert apple.

Lady Apple

Pictured are two examples of lady apples. They are a small dessert apple.

Pictured is the original McIntosh apple tree. The tree was discovered in 1796. The tree was transplanted in 1830 and one side burned in 1893. The other side of the tree continued to bear fruit until 1908.

Original McIntosh Apple Tree

Pictured is the original McIntosh apple tree. The tree was discovered in 1796. The tree was transplanted…

Pictured is a ten year old Nebraska apple orchard. The trunks are protected from the sun by board jackets.

Nebraska Apple Orchard

Pictured is a ten year old Nebraska apple orchard. The trunks are protected from the sun by board jackets.

Pictured is an apple orchard in Hood River Valley, Oregon. Apple growing is a big industry on the Pacific Coast.

Apple Orchard in Hood River Valley

Pictured is an apple orchard in Hood River Valley, Oregon. Apple growing is a big industry on the Pacific…

Pictured is a California apple orchard. It was until 1880 that California was proven to be able to grow apples commercially.

California Apple Orchard

Pictured is a California apple orchard. It was until 1880 that California was proven to be able to grow…

The fruit buds of the apricot are borne beside the leaf-bud and also on spurs. This is similar to the peach.

Fruit Buds of the Apricot

The fruit buds of the apricot are borne beside the leaf-bud and also on spurs. This is similar to the…

Pictured are young apricots shedding the ring. This happens as the fruit begins to swell.

Young Apricots

Pictured are young apricots shedding the ring. This happens as the fruit begins to swell.

Pictured is a characteristic branch of apricot. The fruit grows close together, appearing to be in clusters.

Branch of Apricot

Pictured is a characteristic branch of apricot. The fruit grows close together, appearing to be in clusters.

Pictured are good apricot fruits. Apricots are considered as a dessert or fancy fruit.

Good Fruits of Apricot

Pictured are good apricot fruits. Apricots are considered as a dessert or fancy fruit.

The common name of <I>Arbutus menziesii</I> is madrona. The tree occasionally grows one hundred feet tall. The leaves are rounded or slightly heart shaped at the base. The flowers are white and the fruit is bright orange-red.

Arbutus Menziesii

The common name of Arbutus menziesii is madrona. The tree occasionally grows one hundred feet tall.…

The <I>Arbutus arizonica</I> tree grows between forty and fifty feet tall. The trunk has light gray or nearly white bark. The fruit is either round or oblong.

Arbutus Arizonica

The Arbutus arizonica tree grows between forty and fifty feet tall. The trunk has light gray or nearly…

The <I>Arctostaphylos manzanita</I> shrub grows thirty feet tall. The fruit is between one quarter and one half an inch long. The leaves are dull green and egg shaped.

Arctostaphylos Manzanita

The Arctostaphylos manzanita shrub grows thirty feet tall. The fruit is between one quarter and one…

<I>Ardisia crenulata</I> has oblong, wavy margined leaves. The fruit droops is clusters. The flowers are sweet scented.

Ardisia Crenulata

Ardisia crenulata has oblong, wavy margined leaves. The fruit droops is clusters. The flowers are sweet…

<I>Artocarpus incisa</I> is a tropical tree that produces bread fruit. The fruit is edible. The seeds from the fruit can be boiled and eaten.

Artocarpus Incisa

Artocarpus incisa is a tropical tree that produces bread fruit. The fruit is edible. The seeds from…

<I>Artocarpus integrifolia</I> trees grow thirty feet tall and have milky juice. The tree produces jack fruit. The fruit can weight between thirty and forty pounds.

Artocarpus Integrifolia

Artocarpus integrifolia trees grow thirty feet tall and have milky juice. The tree produces jack fruit.…

<I>Asimina triloba</I> is a small tree growing between ten and forty feet tall. The fruit is dark brown, oblong, and grows two to six inches long.

Asimina Triloba

Asimina triloba is a small tree growing between ten and forty feet tall. The fruit is dark brown, oblong,…

<I>Atalantia ceylonica</I> is a spiny shrub or small tree native to India. The leaves grow up to three inches long. The inside of the fruit is dry.

Atalantia Ceylonica

Atalantia ceylonica is a spiny shrub or small tree native to India. The leaves grow up to three inches…

The common name of <I>Attalea cohune</I> is cohune palm. The tree grows fifty to sixty feet tall. The fruit of the tree can be used for soap making.

Attalea Cohune

The common name of Attalea cohune is cohune palm. The tree grows fifty to sixty feet tall. The fruit…

The common name of <I>Averrhoa carambola</I> is carambola. It is a tropical fruit tree. The fruit is five angled, yellow, and fragrant.

Averrhoa Carambola

The common name of Averrhoa carambola is carambola. It is a tropical fruit tree. The fruit is five angled,…

Avocado is a tropical fruit tree. The avocado is considered to be native to Mexico, Central America, and South America to Peru and Brazil.

Avocado Tree

Avocado is a tropical fruit tree. The avocado is considered to be native to Mexico, Central America,…

Avocados vary in size, form, and color. The colors vary from light or dark green to purple, crimson, or maroon. The fruit weighs from one ounce to four pounds.

Avocado

Avocados vary in size, form, and color. The colors vary from light or dark green to purple, crimson,…

The fruit of the balsamocitrus dawei tree is edible. The fruit has a very thick, hard woody rind.

Fruit of Balsamocitrus Dawei

The fruit of the balsamocitrus dawei tree is edible. The fruit has a very thick, hard woody rind.

The plantain variety of banana is a popular cooking banana in the tropical regions of the Americas. Plantains are coarser and harder fruits than regular bananas.

Plantain Banana

The plantain variety of banana is a popular cooking banana in the tropical regions of the Americas.…

Illustrated is a hand of the fig banana. The fig banana is a variety of plantain. It is commonly found in Trinidad.

Fig Banana

Illustrated is a hand of the fig banana. The fig banana is a variety of plantain. It is commonly found…

Pictured is a banana plant bearing fruit. This particular plant is a bearing stalk as grown in southern California.

Bearing Banana Plant

Pictured is a banana plant bearing fruit. This particular plant is a bearing stalk as grown in southern…

The fruit of <I>Barringtonia speciosa</I> is four sided and three inches in diameter. The fruit is box like and has a single large seed.

Fruit of Barringtonia Speciosa

The fruit of Barringtonia speciosa is four sided and three inches in diameter. The fruit is box like…

The common names of <I>Benincasa hispida</I> are wax gourd, white gourd of India, zit-kwa, Chinese preserving melon, and Chinese watermelon. The fruit is oblong, ten to sixteen inches long. The fruit has white flesh and cucumber like seeds.

Benincasa Hispida

The common names of Benincasa hispida are wax gourd, white gourd of India, zit-kwa, Chinese preserving…

<i>Berberis regeliana</I> is an upright shrub, growing up to six feet tall. The branches are gray and grooved. The flowers appear in May and June while the fruit appears in September and October.

Berberis Regeliana

Berberis regeliana is an upright shrub, growing up to six feet tall. The branches are gray and grooved.…

The fruit of <I>Berberis thunbergii</I> is nearly globe shaped and bright red. The branches spread, are deeply grooved, and have simple spines.

Fruiting Twig of Berberis Thunbergii

The fruit of Berberis thunbergii is nearly globe shaped and bright red. The branches spread, are deeply…

The bluebird eats caterpillars, cutworms, grasshoppers, and wild fruit, especially berries.

Bluebird

The bluebird eats caterpillars, cutworms, grasshoppers, and wild fruit, especially berries.

The catbird is fond of fruit. Robin are often blamed for the deeds of the catbird.

Catbird

The catbird is fond of fruit. Robin are often blamed for the deeds of the catbird.

Wild blackberry is the common name of <I>Rubus allegheniensis</I>. It is a long cluster variety. The fruits are thimble shaped, sweet, and dull colored.

Wild Blackberry

Wild blackberry is the common name of Rubus allegheniensis. It is a long cluster variety. The fruits…

Illustrated is a short cluster garden blackberry. The fruits are glossy, large, and juicy.

Garden Blackberry

Illustrated is a short cluster garden blackberry. The fruits are glossy, large, and juicy.

Illustrated is a wild probably hybrid of blackberry and dewberry.

Blackberry Hybrid

Illustrated is a wild probably hybrid of blackberry and dewberry.

The clusters of sand blackberry bear one to four roundish berries.

Sand Blackberry

The clusters of sand blackberry bear one to four roundish berries.

Illustrated is a cluster of berries on a budded greenhouse plant. These berries are swamp blueberries.

Swamp Blueberry

Illustrated is a cluster of berries on a budded greenhouse plant. These berries are swamp blueberries.

The flower envelope crowns the ovary and sometimes persists after withering on the apex of the fruit of cephalocereus.

Cephalocereus Fruit

The flower envelope crowns the ovary and sometimes persists after withering on the apex of the fruit…

The pereskia fruit is apple shaped and bears a number of leaf-like bracts on the skin.

Pereskia Fruit

The pereskia fruit is apple shaped and bears a number of leaf-like bracts on the skin.

The opuntia fruit is armed with sharp spines with a barbed tip.

Opuntia Fruit

The opuntia fruit is armed with sharp spines with a barbed tip.

Hylocereus fruit is a juicy fruit of a cactus with good flavor.

Hylocereus Fruit

Hylocereus fruit is a juicy fruit of a cactus with good flavor.

The fruit of echinocactus are very scaly. Some species of echinocactus are known as strawberry cacti.

Echinocactus Fruit

The fruit of echinocactus are very scaly. Some species of echinocactus are known as strawberry cacti.

Illustrated is a melon cactus bearing fruits. The fruits of the melon cactus issue from the dense crown of bristles like scarlet radishes or firecrackers tipped with a fuse.

Melon Cactus

Illustrated is a melon cactus bearing fruits. The fruits of the melon cactus issue from the dense crown…

Cactus melocactus has ten to twenty ribs. It has a round shape and grows eight inches tall. The flowers are red and slender. The fruit is crowned with the flower.

Cactus Melocactus

Cactus melocactus has ten to twenty ribs. It has a round shape and grows eight inches tall. The flowers…

Callicarpa japonica grows two to five feet tall. The flowers are pink or whitish. The fruit is violet.

Callicarpa Japonica

Callicarpa japonica grows two to five feet tall. The flowers are pink or whitish. The fruit is violet.

Illustrated is a flowering branch (a), the stamens (b), a longitudinal section of fruit (c), and a fruit cluster (d) of canangium odoratum. The tree bears greenish yellow fragrant flowers.

Canangium Odoratum

Illustrated is a flowering branch (a), the stamens (b), a longitudinal section of fruit (c), and a fruit…

Illustrated is a normal, two chambered fruit of capsicum. The common names of capsicum are red pepper and cayenne pepper. Illustrated is a cross section.

Red Pepper

Illustrated is a normal, two chambered fruit of capsicum. The common names of capsicum are red pepper…

The fasciculatum variety of capsicum annuum has the common name red cluster pepper. The leaves are clustered or crowded in bunches The fruit is clustered, erect, and slender.

Fasciculatum Variety of Capsicum Annuum

The fasciculatum variety of capsicum annuum has the common name red cluster pepper. The leaves are clustered…

The fruit of cardiospermum is an inflated seed vessel. It has a white heart shaped spot.

Fruit of Cardiospermum

The fruit of cardiospermum is an inflated seed vessel. It has a white heart shaped spot.

The common names of carpinus caroliniana are American hornbeam and blue beech. The leaves are oval, oblong, and serrated. The fruit clusters are two to four inches long.

Carpinus Caroliniana

The common names of carpinus caroliniana are American hornbeam and blue beech. The leaves are oval,…

Illustrated is the fruit of carya ovalis. It is known as false shagbark or small pignut.

Fruit of Carya Ovalis

Illustrated is the fruit of carya ovalis. It is known as false shagbark or small pignut.

Illustrated is a cross section of the fruit and the whole fruit of carya ovata. The common names of shagbark hickory and little shellbark hickory.

Carya Ovata Fruit

Illustrated is a cross section of the fruit and the whole fruit of carya ovata. The common names of…

Japanese chestnut is the common name of castanea crenata. The tree grows thirty feet tall. It usually begins to fruit at six years old.

Japanese Chestnut

Japanese chestnut is the common name of castanea crenata. The tree grows thirty feet tall. It usually…

Illustrated is catalpa ovata in fruit. The flowers are very fragrant.

Catalpa Ovata

Illustrated is catalpa ovata in fruit. The flowers are very fragrant.

Illustrated is catalpa speciosa in fruit. The common name is western catalpa.

Catalpa Speciosa

Illustrated is catalpa speciosa in fruit. The common name is western catalpa.

Celastrus orbiculatus is a high climbing shrub. The leaves are two to three inches long and slightly serrated. The fruit is round, orange yellow, and has crimson seeds.

Celastrus Orbiculatus

Celastrus orbiculatus is a high climbing shrub. The leaves are two to three inches long and slightly…

The common names of celastrus scandens are false bitter sweet and wax work. The shrub is a high climber, growing up to twenty feet tall. The fruit is orange yellow with crimson seeds.

Celastrus Scandens

The common names of celastrus scandens are false bitter sweet and wax work. The shrub is a high climber,…

Illustrated is a smooth form of cherimoya. It is a subtropical fruit tree. In South America the smooth form of cherimoya is called chirimoya lisa.

Cherimoya

Illustrated is a smooth form of cherimoya. It is a subtropical fruit tree. In South America the smooth…

Illustrated is the tuberculate form of cherimoya. This is one of the most common forms of cherimoya. The fruit is heart shaped and bears small, wart-like tubercles.

Tuberculate Form of Cherimoya

Illustrated is the tuberculate form of cherimoya. This is one of the most common forms of cherimoya.…

In this illustration of the cherimoya flower the two outer petals are removed to show the minute inner petals and essential petals. And outer petal is also illustrated.

Cherimoya Flower

In this illustration of the cherimoya flower the two outer petals are removed to show the minute inner…